Clique aqui para Português At least two evictions mark Vila Kennedy’s history. The first, after the 1964 military coup, was when families were evicted from Favela do Esqueleto. The state government carried out the eviction […]
Clique aqui para Português Monday, February 5 The end-of-summer rains began in Rio, without major structural impacts. Remaining fairly light, they were a cause for celebration as they led to cooler temperatures. Cecília Oliveira, a […]
Clique aqui para Português In a big win for Rio das Pedras favela residents, Rio’s municipal electric utility, Light, has been ordered to remove its most recent model of electric meters across the city. With residents […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Michel Silva published on Favela em Pauta click here. Thousands of Brazilians are accompanying the outcome of the arrest of the former president of Brazil, […]
Clique aqui para Português It’s been over a month since Rio de Janeiro’s children officially went back to school after the summer vacation, yet with a teacher shortage plaguing the city thousands of students have been […]