The Pensão Sabor de Ana’s restaurant is near the bottom of Providência hill. But even if it were located at the top no doubt these flavors would be drawing people from all over the city for […]
On Saturday April 6, Rio’s newly launched Livraria Cultura bookstore opened its doors to celebrate the release of the Guia Gastronômico das Favelas do Rio (“Gastronomical Guide to Rio’s Favelas”) and meet those who made it all […]
On March 22, favela upgrades and compensatory damages for garbage pickers were on the agenda at a panel on “inclusive urbanism” at Studio X Rio, a satellite project of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, […]
For original article in Portuguese by Ricardo Nascimento in Jogo de Mandingo click here. A vision of the tropical paradise The city of Rio de Janeiro has always been the postcard image for Brazil. A […]
For original post by community journalist Léo Lima in Portuguese on Favela em Foco, click here. Last Saturday afternoon, March 9th, people mobilized around the issues of housing and the Right to the City met […]