Clique aqui para Português The residents of the few houses that remain in the community of Beira Rio, in Manguinhos, are being subjected to a brutal removal process, ongoing since 2009. They have been fighting […]
Clique aqui para Português More than 250 families are reported to have been left homeless after demolitions at the Bairro 13 occupation in Santo Cristo in of Rio de Janeiro. Residents report that of approximately 500 […]
For the original in Portuguese in O Dia, click here. See our December 2010 video documenting the eviction of the communities cited in this article. The Popular Committee and the Human Rights Commission hear from […]
Clique aqui para Português “Of course we’re talking about much more than a sporting event,” stated Orlando Santos Junior. “We are talking about a city project, a project of urban re-structuring which deserves to be […]
Over sixty favela residents, public defenders, nonprofit workers, and observers filled the chapel at the top of Laboriaux Street in Rocinha on Sunday for a three-hour meeting organized by residents of various North and South […]