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Rio’s Zero Waste Week Convenes Community Environmental Leaders to Share Best Practices

By Laura Fairman • October 31, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Students, professors, professionals, and civil society actors gathered last week in Rio de Janeiro for Semana Lixo Zero, or Zero Waste Week. Led by the non-profit Instituto Lixo Zero Brasil, attendees participated […]

Event discussion. Photo by Mídia Ninja.
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Favela Candidates Run for Office, Among ‘City Council Members We Want’ [VIDEO]

By Nour El-Youssef • September 22, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, September 17, the campaign Vereadores Que Queremos, or City Council Members We Want, hosted an evening of interviews, debate, and roundtable discussion with 18 candidates running for City Council in the […]

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Brazil’s Political Crisis Threatens Essential Upgrading Works in Rocinha

By Meg Healy • June 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Following last month’s reconfiguration of the Federal Planning Ministry following President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment, questions regarding the status of uncompleted infrastructure projects funded under her administration remain unanswered. Within a day of […]

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After Years of Waiting, Morar Carioca Finally Launched in Pica-Pau

By Meg Healy, Sabrina Norris • May 12, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Last Saturday, May 7, the City launched long-awaited Morar Carioca upgrades in the Cordovil region of Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. Five communities will receive upgrades in this phase of the program: Pica-Pau, Brás […]

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A Glimpse of Favela Julio Otoni, Guided by Community Leader Sizenaldo Marinho [VIDEO]

By Ava Rose Hoffman • July 31, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Julio Otoni is a favela nestled between the neighborhoods of Laranjeiras and Santa Teresa in the South Zone of Rio. The entire community is located at a single street address: 298 Doutor Julio […]

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