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[ December 26, 2024 ] 2024 Retrospective of Top International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas by International Observers
[ December 22, 2024 ] In Rio de Janeiro, of Two Favelas at Risk of Landslides in the Same Environmental Protection Area, Only One Receives Preventative Measures From the City #UPPWatch
[ December 20, 2024 ] Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes Halts Tribute to Amarildo de Souza, Blocking Street Name Change in Rocinha #UPPWatch
[ December 12, 2024 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Second Largest Favela, Rio das Pedras, Claims Space at the Center of Favela History Through ‘Territories of Memory’ Event *Highlight
[ December 2, 2024 ] Marielle Franco’s Assassins Convicted: ‘Justice is Slow, Blind, Stupid, Unfair, Wrong, and Crooked. But It Always Comes,’ Says Judge *Highlight

Truculent Olympics

By Raquel Rolnik • Translation by Michael Brauer • December 27, 2010

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Raquel Rolnik in Portuguese published on her blog click here. Within the past week, the Olympic plan for the city of Rio de Janeiro has revealed a […]

A woman cries during her eviction from Favela do Metrô

Evictions at Favela do Metrô Clear the Way for World Cup Parking

By Sam Faigen • November 5, 2010

Clique aqui para Português 4th November 2010–This week residents of Favela do Metrô-Mangueira, close to Maracanã football stadium, awoke to the arrival of removal personnel and demolition crews from the Prefeitura of Rio de Janeiro, […]