Interviews & Profiles
Alemão’s Lenses
Clique aqui para Português “Why toil in the country, in the city? The machine will do it for us. Why think, imagine? The machine will do it for us. Why write a poem? The machine […]
Complexo do Alemão
#GentrificationWatch
Foreign Invasion of the Favela
Clique aqui para Português Experts warn of risks as growth in demand boosts real estate values. For original article in O Globo click here (or here for the full version). The sound of Portuguese spoken with an […]
Civil Society
Light demolishes Verdejar’s headquarters
On Monday morning, representatives from Rio’s electricity supplier, Light, arrived unannounced at the headquarters of socio-environmental NGO Verdejar with a judicial notice for immediate eviction to clear the land for a new substation. Members of […]
Civil Society
Rio+20 People’s Summit in the Favelas
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published in Observatório de Favelas click here. The People’s Summit, a side event of Rio+20, is also happening in Rio’s favelas. This Saturday, June 16th in […]
Solutions
Permaculture, Agroforestry, Organic Foods, and More You Don’t Associate with Alemão…
Clique aqui para Português Complexo do Alemão, a complex of favelas in Rio’s North Zone, is perhaps best known for its history of violence related to drug trafficking and police occupation. However, project members of […]