“What is this ‘pacification’ that is coming?” challenged favela residents last Saturday May 11th at a debate on public security in Maré. For weeks, the group of communities has been undergoing daily raids by the […]
Clique aqui para Português Right now in Rio, favela residents across the city are being forced out of their homes and communities. Tens of thousands of families are having to leave their self-built homes, often […]
For the original in Portuguese by Cecília Oliveira on Arma Branca click here. Does citizenship have a post code? This question may seem absurd for some, yet spot-on for others, and it is what favela […]
“Here we are, abandoned in the sewage!” two Manguinhos residents exclaimed, pointing to the flooded, mosquito-ridden streets encircling their homes that had been that way for over a year. They recounted that government programs such as […]
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 […]