Clique aqui para Português This is the second in a five-part series titled Housing Policy Lessons from Rio’s Favelas. We hope this series will inform debates on housing and favela upgrading and that Rio’s new mayor, Marcelo […]
Clique aqui para Português From August 23 to 30, Rio de Janeiro hosted the 5th The Global Summit at the Earth Sciences Museum in Urca. The event sought to give voice to the large, diverse people and organizations in attendance–around 150–that […]
Clique aqui para Português Last Saturday, May 7, the City launched long-awaited Morar Carioca upgrades in the Cordovil region of Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. Five communities will receive upgrades in this phase of the program: Pica-Pau, Brás […]
Clique aqui para Português In early April 2016, Pica-Pau Neighborhood Association President Irenaldo Honorio da Silva was told the City would finally launch the community’s long-awaited Morar Carioca favela upgrading projects on Sunday, April 3. But the plans were […]
Clique aqui para Português Carina dos Santos Domingos lives with her daughter and two-year-old granddaughter on one of Pica-Pau’s main roads. Their humble home was built on the top of a small hill right by the road. […]