A report on the index of teenage homicides released on Wednesday, January 28 revealed that 42,000 teenagers might be victims of homicide by 2019 if the Brazilian government does not take action. The study entitled […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. Three generations playing in garbage have asked for a playground. Since 1979 when Julia Borges (a cashier and manicurist in […]
Clique aqui para Português The role of the international media and observers in bringing visibility to injustice and abuse in Rio de Janeiro has become of paramount importance in recent years with the city hosting […]
Clique aqui para Português Hundreds of residents from Vila União de Curicica filled the local Parque União de Curicica samba school on the night of Monday December 22 to learn of the proposed change to […]
Clique aqui para Português This month, LGBT leaders from several favelas in Rio de Janeiro gathered to discuss the current state of LGBT rights in Rio communities. The Rio Communities LGBT Meet-Up took place on […]