Clique aqui para Português On May 9, journalists were invited to an advanced screening of the documentary “Baixada Never Gives Up.” The film, directed by Italy’s Christian Tragni and Brazil’s Juliana Spinola, introduces the world to […]
Clique aqui para Português Those who passed through Vila do Pinheiro on Friday night probably saw an independent rock show organized by the ‘Local Actions’ program of the Rock in Movement Festival (Rock em Movimento, or […]
Clique aqui para Português Design academic Adriana Kertzer was born to an American mother and a first generation Brazilian father. Not fully embraced as a Brazilian or American, Kertzer’s sense of displacement makes her especially sensitive […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday August 5, millions of people around the world watched as passinho dancers took to the stage at the Olympic Opening Ceremony. This moment, emblematically put to the favela anthem “Rap da […]
Clique aqui para Português On June 23, the Largo do Cruzeiro square in Providencia in central Rio de Janeiro hosted the Festival Subindo a Ladeira (Climbing the Hill Festival), with groups from inside and outside the favela taking part. The […]