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A Dive Into History: The Birth and Formation of Complexo da Maré

By Simon Marijsse • October 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Time of fear What are our fears? In the time of fear there were rotten planks, Children falling into the water, gales, storms, rats, removals… In the time of fear there […]

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In Brazil, No One Seems to ‘Earn’ Their Human Rights

By Christian Kuitert • September 12, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Human rights by definition should, well, be applied to all humans. In practice, however, they are distributed unevenly and sometimes even regarded as something “deserved” only by some. In a series of interviews with […]

#ParticipationWatch

Interview with Jorge Luiz de Barros dos Santos, President of Pereira da Silva in Santa Teresa

By Sophia Zaia • August 31, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The Pereira da Silva favela sits between the Laranjeiras and Santa Teresa neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Entering the community, there are small wooden signs with encouraging words–“Think about the things that make you […]

View from Dois Irmãos
#Rio2016

Increased Tourism to Dois Irmãos Trail Raises Concerns in Vidigal

By Nia McAllister, Sarah Cronin • August 13, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Dois Irmãos, the iconic “two brothers” mountains of Rio de Janeiro which can be viewed from Ipanema beach and upon which the Vidigal favela is built, are a popular tourist attraction. The […]

Asa Branca vs Ilha Pura [Ilha Pura image from Vice]
#Rio2016

Asa Branca Wins the Gold! Is a Rio Favela Greener Than the LEED-Certified Olympic Village?

By Eliot Allen, Julia Jones • August 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are almost upon us, yet the city’s lack of preparedness continues to provide international media with an endless feed of concerning stories. The most […]

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