Clique aqui para Português Resident account on the state of violence in the community of Complexo do Alemão. Today I woke up reflecting on what is going on in my favela. I started to realize that […]
Two young men are reported to have been killed on Sunday in Fazendinha, Complexo do Alemão, North Zone—only one day after activists expressed their frustration with the area’s excessive violence in a March for Peace demonstration […]
A 17-year-old student was shot dead in Complexo do Alemão on Saturday September 27. According to witnesses, Marcos Heleno was shot by police and was left to agonize on the sidewalk until the ambulance arrived […]
The mothers of victims of violence in favelas called for justice in a powerful protest in Manguinhos Saturday September 13. Holding up photos of the young men killed by the Military Police, around 50 protesters marched […]
Clique aqui para Português While the Brazilian national team suffered the worst defeat of all time, Magé—my hometown, located in the greater metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro—grieved yet another murder. The sadness and outrage experienced […]