Clique aqui para Português For the original article by community journalist Mariana Albanese in Portuguese for Vidiga! click here. One year ago was a decisive moment in our history. Late Saturday night, November 13, 2011, Vidigal […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese click here. An evolving project, one that will not solve all of Rio’s problems, much less from one day to the next. This is the […]
Clique aqui para Português Dull concrete, broken equipment and sparse vegetation compose Vidigal‘s official “Ecological Park.” Like many residents, Felipe Paiva of Cidade Unida (“United City”) wasn’t impressed. His voice carried more than a hint […]
I edit a blog about Vidigal, Vidiga!. For some time I’ve been walking through the favela and hearing about the construction of a small luxury hotel, more precisely in the spectacular viewpoint area of Arvrão, and […]
“In theory it sounded like one of the most innovative models for including citizens in the democratic decision making process,” one Federal University of Rio doctoral candidate told me. Her research focuses on participatory processes […]