Clique aqui para Português The following excerpts come from Favela Stories, a blog and Facebook page by Sascha Bercovitch* that tells the stories of residents in Complexo da Maré, one of Rio’s largest favela complexes, located in the […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Agência Brasil in Portuguese published by Carta Capital on February 16, 2015, click here. Study shows that 47% of people living in formal city neighborhoods would never hire […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Miriane Peregrino in Portuguese published by Jornal O Cidadão click here. Museu da Maré has existed and fought to remain for 10 years. Today the resistance is against the […]
Clique aqui para Português In the early 90s, Brazil was full of uncertainties. Rampant inflation stole the dreams of many, the president had just resigned because of an impeachment process and the recently replaced government was […]
Clique aqui para Português “Favelados around the world is culture, too,” grins comedian Marcelo Magano, standing in a sunlit street in Bogotá, Colombia. Behind him is the Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Theater, known for its wide-ranging […]