Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are recognized by foreigners and Brazilians alike for an array of unique and often contradicting qualities: highly visible on Rio’s urban landscape, they serve as emblematic reminders […]
Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, October 23, the second National Forum of Citizenship and Poverty took place, promoted by the NGO TETO in various Brazilian cities where it operates. In Rio de Janeiro, the event […]
Clique aqui para Português On October 4, the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro State filed an official complaint against the two Military Police officers suspected of murdering 23-year-old Jaison Caique Sampaio do Santos and the attempted murder of […]
Clique aqui para Português Homes belonging to approximately 200 families were destroyed by Rio’s state government last weekend, after residents were forcibly removed from a small favela in Complexo do Alemão. At 11am on Saturday […]
Clique aqui para Português The six month-long suspension of Complexo do Alemão’s cable car was announced on September 14, in between unrelenting police operations in the North Zone favela complex. The cable car will not […]