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‘Marvelous Port,’ Rio’s Largest Urban Redevelopment Project, 10 Years On

By Tara Nelson • November 18, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Launched in 2009 in the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Games, Porto Maravilha (Marvelous Port) is the largest urban redevelopment program in recent decades in Rio de Janeiro. Described as an […]

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Impact of Colors: Recycle, Reclaim, Educate by Painting Providência, the First Favela [PROFILE]

By Robin Hüppe • November 18, 2019

This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Impacto das Cores (“Impact of Colors”) Contact: Instagram| Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2016 Community: Morro da Providência Mission: To […]

At Casa Amarela. Photo: Entre o Céu e a Favela Instagram
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Between the Sky and the Favela: Promoting Art, Culture, and Entrepreneurship in Providência [PROFILE] #SustainableFavelaNetwork

By Ben Bildsten • May 14, 2019

Initiative: Entre o Céu e a Favela (“Between the Sky and the Favela”) Contact: Instagram | Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2012 Community: Morro da Providência (Port Region) Mission: Bring together, disseminate, and value local cultural production […]

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‘Intelligent Garden’: Cultivating Socio-Environmental Awareness in Providência [PROFILE] #SustainableFavelaNetwork

By Juliana Torres • Translation by Dylan Blau Edelstein • March 25, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Horta Inteligente (“Intelligent Garden”) Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 2015 Community: Morro da Providência, Central Rio Mission: To collectively create new ways of inhabiting and relating to the […]

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EpiCentral: Sustainability and Resilience in Providência #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Juliana Torres • Translation by Jiselle Steele • July 11, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Permaculture Space at Central Station (Espaço de Permacultura da Central do Brasil—EpiCentral) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2015 Community: Providência Mission: To offer the community a collaborative space for social development initiatives, […]

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