April 2, 2015–At least four people were shot dead and two others injured in Complexo do Alemão on April 1 during intense shootouts that started in the afternoon and progressed into the night. A child was then […]
Clique aqui para Português This is a satirical piece published on April 1, 2015. Rio’s City Hall announced today a new project that partners sewage and tourism to raise the quality of life in Rio’s favelas. The Cheiro Bom […]
Clique aqui para Português On July 23rd of last year, Eduarda La Rocque, president of the IPP–Instituto Pereira Passos, Rio’s city planning agency–was invited by the NGO Move Rio to give a talk on “The […]
For the original in Portuguese by Betinho Casas Novas, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers from Complexo do Alemão arrived to assist Vanessa, but she did not survive the injuries. Just 38 […]
An event to include independent community media in the conversation around the 2016 Olympic Games took place on March 19 in the 2016 Organizing Committee building in Cidade Nova. The event was the result of […]