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Laje, Sweet Laje

Clique aqui para Português For original article in Viva Favela click here. Lack of space has become a chronic problem in Rio’s favelas. It is evident that in the last few years buildings have grown […]

Asset Mapping Pica-Pau

By Rexy Josh Dorado • September 21, 2012

Click here to see Pica-Pau on the EcoCitizen World Map! Equipped with a GPS, voice recorder, and pair of cameras, my partner Ana Puhač and I entered Pica-Pau, Cordovil looking to compose a profile of […]

Favela NGOs rewrite social identities and combat stigma, affirms new LSE study

By Felicity Clarke • September 17, 2012

Non-governmental organizations in Rio’s favelas that work with art, culture, sport and civic engagement provide structures that allow young people to escape a career of crime and, by actively showing that drugs, violence and crime […]

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Providência: 115 Years of Struggle (Video)

By Haimy Assefa • August 13, 2012

Clique aqui para Português The film “Providência: 115 Years of Struggle” was produced by filmmaker Haimy Assefa in honor of Morro da Providência’s 115th birthday coming up in October 2012. Providência was Brazil’s first favela. […]

Favela Culture Makes the City

By Jorge Barbosa • Translation by Sarah De Rose • August 12, 2012

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Jorge Barbosa in Portuguese published by Observatório de Favelas click here. Favelas are fruitful places for the creation of culture. Samba, capoeira, and choro are dances and music […]