Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the […]
Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. This year, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the education sector, like all aspects of human life, was forced to […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, November 13, national, state, and municipal forces undertook the first forced eviction in Rio de Janeiro since the pre-Olympic Games era—when Mayor Eduardo Paes oversaw the removal of tens […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, July 17, five families received a federal eviction order in Rádio Sonda, a community of 103 families located near Rio’s International Airport on Ilha do Governador in the North Zone. Military authorities proceeded to enter […]
Clique aqui para Português The families of Maracajás Road held their second protest early on Wednesday, October 11 on the main street leading to Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, situated a short walk from their […]