Clique aqui para Português Residents and activists in the São José Operário community, home to approximately 6,500 people in the Praça Seca area of Rio’s West Zone, celebrated World Environment Day on June 3. The event provided […]
Clique aqui para Português RioOnWatch visited Vale Encantado a few weeks ago on an educational visit with Pratt University’s urban planning graduate students. Vale Encantado is part of Alto Da Boa Vista, a region of Rio […]
In the communities of Chapéu-Mangueira and Babilônia in the South Zone of Rio, a group of children dream to be trained martial arts fighters. This dream has its origins in the Projeto Luta Cidadã (Citizenship Fight Project), which […]
Clique aqui para Português A community group based in the neighborhood of Vila Laboriaux, Rocinha, won a prize awarded by the same government that once called for the removal of the community. Movimento Preserva Laboriaux (Movement […]
Clique aqui para Português A debate to discuss favela tourism as a tool for social inclusion took place on Tuesday March 11 in Tabajaras, Copacabana. The event was the twelfth in a series of debates organized […]