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Bandeirantes Já Project Sets Example for Grassroots Education in César Maia [IMAGES]

By Alix Vadot, David Morsi • July 25, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Located in Rio’s West Zone, around 7km west of the newly built Olympic Park, the community of César Maia is a 22-year-old social housing complex that’s home to an incredible sociocultural project […]

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Vila Laboriaux Repurposes Space for a New Community Square [IMAGES]

By David Morsi, Nia McAllister • July 21, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday July 16, over 150 residents and volunteers gathered in Vila Laboriaux to celebrate the completion of the four week project to create a new public square in the community. Located at the […]

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“Our Torch” Demonstration Calls Attention to Intensifying Violence in Alemão Ahead of Olympics

By Ava Rose Hoffman • July 20, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday July 16 activists and residents of Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone participated in a peaceful demonstration to denounce violence—which has escalated in recent months in […]

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Virtuous Cycles of Development: Education and Culture in Salgueiro

By Mathilde Mouton • July 16, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a three-part series profiling community-based initiatives in three favelas. Led by one or several local residents, these initiatives all share the objective of initiating a virtuous circle […]

Adilson Almeida leads hike through Pedra Branca Forest
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Ecotourism in Quilombo do Camorim Promotes Cultural and Environmental Conservation

By Nia McAllister • July 15, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Upon visiting the Quilombo do Camorim, it is evident that the community’s cultural history cannot be separated from the natural environment. Located in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the West Zone of Rio […]

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