Clique aqui para Português The 16 favelas that make up Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, registered 49 deaths resulting from armed violence in 2019, more than double the rate of 2018. […]
Clique aqui para Português The following letter, sent December 30, 2019 by civil society organizations in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the expansion of solar energy in low-income communities in the city, is a response […]
Clique aqui para Português Contrary to global efforts towards sustainability and cleaner energy, Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has proposed changes to 2012’s Normative Resolution 482 that will raise costs for consumers who produce […]
Clique aqui para Português On December 17, the Galpão Bela Maré arts center held the Periferia Tem Potência (The Periphery Has Potency) festival in partnership with the Favelas Observatory, the Instituto Maria e João Aleixo, and […]
Initiative: CocôZap Contact: Website | Blog |Facebook | Twitter Year Founded: 2017 Community: Complexo da Maré Mission: To make the debate over basic sanitation in favelas more accessible through direct citizen action in data production, […]