Clique aqui para Português Thousands of families have been occupying the abandoned ex-Telerj complex in Engenho Novo, North Zone, where new arrivals have been claiming residence since Sunday March 30. The occupation involves over 8,000 […]
Clique aqui para Português With the recent military occupation of the Complexo da Maré, Brazilian and international media have turned their attention to this group of favelas in Rio’s North Zone. Yet Maré and its […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, March 22, Vila Autódromo experienced what witnesses refer to as the City’s “divide and conquer” strategy: coercive tactics designed to create discord in the community. An injunction filed by […]
For the original by Mídia NINJA in Portuguese on Medium click here. They clean the litter off the streets and sidewalks daily. They have the dirtiest and one of the least valued jobs in our society. […]
Clique aqui para Português Standing in the door to her home in the heart of Indiana, a small low-lying favela at the foot of Morro do Borel in Tijuca, North Zone, 82 year old Dona […]