Joining a renewed global movement, City of God is the first favela in the city of Rio de Janeiro to hold its own local community currency, called the CDD after the acronym for Cidade de Deus. […]
A discussion on the aesthetics of the urban periphery and their role in contemporary culture took place at Maré Art Center in Complexo da Maré, North Zone, on Saturday November 8. Photography collective Imagens do Povo, […]
Clique aqui para Português The residents of Vila União de Curicica, a West Zone neighborhood about 1km from the future Olympic site are being threatened with one of the largest evictions yet announced for the 2016 Olympics, and have just […]
Clique aqui para Português BoreArt, a group of young residents in the Borel favela in Tijuca, North Zone, aims to turn a former space of crime into a community meeting point through art with their […]
Clique aqui para Português Activists, students and community members gathered last Sunday November 2 at Rua Alcindo Guanabara in Cinelândia, Central Rio, to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the Manoel Congo occupation. Organized and led […]