Mark Wigley, the Dean of Architecture at New York City’s Columbia University, repeatedly advocated for more affordable housing in Rio de Janeiro in a debate with Mayor Eduardo Paes hosted by Columbia University at the […]
For the original in Portuguese by the Rio Popular Committee for the World Cup and Olympics click here. A protest of about 20 people on the doorstep of Rio’s City Hall on Wednesday October 30 […]
Clique aqui para Português Favela removals and home demolitions have become controversial elements of urban investment in Rio de Janeiro leading up to the World Cup 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games. Activists in several favelas […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original by Sílvia Noronha in Portuguese in Maré de Notícias click here. The precariousness of public services in Maré sets the tone of the functions carried out by the neighborhood […]
On Sunday October 6, members of Vila Laboriaux joined together in a day-long celebration of their community’s vitality and to look to the future. Perched at the top of Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio […]