Clique aqui para Português Indigenous peoples from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo gathered on the weekend of June 26 for the first national conference on indigenous policies in São Paulo. The […]
Clique aqui para Português Vila Autódromo, in Rio’s West Zone, is under extreme pressure of evictions from the City in preparation for the 2016 Olympics. Most residents have left, selling their houses to the City or exchanging them for […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday June 18, the Port Urban Development Company (CDURP) of Rio de Janeiro hosted a second public hearing regarding a Participatory Housing Plan for the Port area, following an introductory meeting on […]
Clique aqui para Português On May 28, Lélio Fernandes ran home from his supermarket job to watch City workers demolish half of his house. He opened a door on the second-floor–where a bedroom and a toilet […]
A public hearing on a plan for social housing in the Port region of Rio de Janeiro took place on Wednesday June 10. Housing Secretary Carlos Portinho introduced the meeting as a “point of departure from […]