This is the second article in a series by guest researcher Jeffrey Omari,* on ICTs in Rio’s favelas. During a recent visit to Complexo da Maré, in Rio’s North Zone, a friend and resident of the community […]
For the original in Portuguese, by Miriane da Costa Peregrino, published in Vozes das Comunidades, click here. Faced with threats of eviction, residents speak out in defense of the museum Museu da Maré celebrated nine years on Friday […]
On Wednesday May 13 the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) hosted a panel featuring Lucas Faulhaber (right, in the photo above), Maria de Lourdes Lopes (center left), and Guilherme Boulos (left) to discuss the […]
A public hearing conducted to investigate human rights violations in Complexo do Alemão took place on Monday May 4 in the community’s Caic Theóphilo de Souza Pinto School. The meeting was organized by Brazil’s Parliamentary Commission […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 4 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. 2013 was a crucial year for the UPPs. In the first four years of the program, the media, […]