Clique aqui para Português In its sixth annual edition, this year’s Urban Peripheries Literary Festival (FLUP) took place in Vidigal in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro with the theme “Revolution, Choose Yours,” which sought […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a four-part series on the social constructions of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. Sociologist Anthony Giddens argues that, due to […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, April 1, the community project Raízes Locais (Local Roots) led a group of visitors on a historical tour of the Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s North Zone. The visit […]
Clique aqui para Português “You have never seen classical ballet like this…” reads the tagline for the Ballet Urbano Manguinhos (BUM) exhibition, a multi-location photo exhibit that launched on September 23 at Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz). The exhibition features snapshots of […]
Clique aqui para Português On Monday August 22, 24-year old Rafaela Silva returned home to City of God with Brazil’s first gold medal from the 2016 Olympic Games in hand. Her return visit and parade through the City of […]