Clique aqui para Português Vila Autódromo residents held a unique breakfast on the morning of Wednesday September 24, in an effort to bring attention to ongoing evictions in their neighborhood ahead of the 2016 Olympic […]
Clique aqui para Português Bairro Carioca, one of Rio de Janeiro’s flagship Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV, or My House My Life) housing projects, is frequently referenced by local officials as exemplifying transit-oriented and highly affordable public […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is a revised version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (Tampa, FL. April 2014) An architect recently described the Morar Carioca […]
Clique aqui para Português Up to 250 people are currently sheltered in the gymnasium of Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Church, near Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, over three months after being violently evicted from the abandoned […]
More than 18 months after its completion, the cable car of Morro da Providência was finally launched Wednesday, July 2. Both Mayor Eduardo Paes and Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão were present at the opening ceremony. Cable […]