For the original by Jamil Chade in Portuguese in Estado de São Paulo click here. Pope Francis attacked the strategy of “pacification” used in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, warning that until social inequality is resolved, […]
Clique aqui para Português It is a chorus heard from favela activists across the city, louder in these recent weeks of protest, but it still rings with a special weight coming from the Vila Autódromo […]
For the original in Portuguese on Pela Moradia click here. Families occupy the steps of the Finance Ministry building in downtown Rio. Approximately 50 people, residents of the Horto and Vila Autódromo communities, along with the […]
Over the past few years unprecedented large-scale movements have challenged states across the globe. From Tahrir Square in Cairo to Zuccotti Park in New York City, and most recently, the streets of Brazil. Common to […]
On Monday evening, July 8, residents of Santa Marta added their voices to the ever-growing chorus of favela communities taking to the streets to demand social justice. Their concerns, however, are by no means new. Real […]