Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a five-part series on community museums and resistance in Rio’s favelas in honor of Brazil’s 16th Annual Museum Week (May 16-20, 2018). “Sure, there are people here who merit […]
Clique aqui para Português Just one week after a productive protest outside the mayor’s office in Botafogo, on March 9 residents of the Horto community took to the streets again to protest ongoing threats of eviction […]
Clique aqui para Português For many years the great actor Chico Anysio made us laugh through his character “Jovem,” whose nickname—meaning “youth” in Portuguese—was shortened from Jovelino Venceslau dos Santos. Jovem was based on another […]
Clique aqui para Português Approximately 50 people protested in solidarity with the residents of Maracajás Road this Wednesday, October 4. The families living on Maracajás Road, Galeão, on Ilha do Governador have recently organized against […]
Clique aqui para Português On Monday, September 25 a group of residents from Horto, Vila Hípica and Rio das Pedras, city council representatives, and civil society supporters met at the Pastoral das Favelas to discuss the […]