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 […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday afternoon, July 2, more than 5,000 people united in Maré, Rio’s largest favela complex located in the city’s North Zone, in memorial to the ten people slaughtered in the shocking […]
For the original article by Eliana Sousa Silva in Portuguese on Redes da Maré click here. “Rifles should be used in war, in police operations in the communities and favelas. It is not a weapon to […]
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 […]
Youth Protest and Devise Solutions to Police Violence in Rio’s Favelas Following the recent North Zone UPP police killings of 21 year-old Aliélson Nogueira in Jacarezinho on April 4th and 16 year-old Mateus Oliveira Casé […]