Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Henrique Pio Barbosa published in Voz das Comunidades click here. Rio de Janeiro is the city with the most favela residents in Brazil. These communities have […]
Clique aqui para Português As has been reported on this site, many Cariocas have been forced from their homes in the build-up to the Olympics. This article asks whether this is a special case in […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Juliana Portella published in Viva Favela click here. City of God was the second community in Rio de Janeiro to receive a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP), in […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Betinho Casas Novas published in Voz das Comunidades click here. Like 2014, 2015 began violently, with people killed, shot, and injured. The hope that residents of Complexo […]
Clique aqui para Português “It is a wonderful place, surrounded by nature, and it’s where I was born and raised and where I have my roots!” – Gilmar Lopes Despite the negative stereotypes associated with […]