Clique aqui para Português For the original petition in Portuguese by Rocinha Sem Fronteiras published on www.change.org click here. We, the undersigned, residents and friends of the favela Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, are here […]
Clique aqui para Português It’s been over a month since Rio de Janeiro’s children officially went back to school after the summer vacation, yet with a teacher shortage plaguing the city thousands of students have been […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It is the first in our […]
Clique aqui para Português An explosion of color. Glitter, sequins, feathers, infectious music and of course samba dancing cue the start of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival 2018. But this year it’s Carnival with a difference—a […]
Clique aqui para Português On November 14, 2017, the BRICS Policy Center launched the publication, Nobody Enters, Nobody Leaves—Urban Mobility and the Right to the City in Complexo do Alemão, the result of a partnership between […]