For the original by Artur Voltolini in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. Although 77% of Rio’s cultural facilities are concentrated in the South Zone, half of the city’s inhabitants live in the West Zone. […]
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, […]
For the original by Fabíola Gerbase in Portuguese on O Globo click here. One of the founders of Observatório de Favelas (Favela Observatory) in Maré, the geographer, educator and social activist Jailson de Souza e Silva […]
Click here for the original editorial from Observatorio de Favelas, in Portuguese. It’s been a long time since so many Brazilians have taken to the streets. In major cities more and more people are turning […]
One of the most important requirements for the development of an active lifestyle is access to suitable sites for physical activity. Therefore, it is to be expected that the city of Rio de Janeiro, host […]