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Gira and the Circus of Life: Circus Arts and Social Transformation in Praça Onze [FILM REVIEW]

By Alix Vadot • August 30, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Part of Rise Up & Care’s Reimagine Rio Festival, the film Gira and the Circus of Life (Portuguese title No Risco do Circo no Risco da Vida) directed by Kátia Lund and […]

#EvictionsWatch

Dancing with the Devil in the City of God [Book Review]

By Christopher Peel • July 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Brazilian-born journalist Juliana Barbassa presents a stunning profile of the paradoxically beautiful city that is Rio de Janeiro in her first book, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God. […]

#GentrificationWatch

Electricity Meters Cause Controversy in Rio’s Favelas

By Bruno Carvalho • Translation by Tamara Katoni • March 21, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Bruno Carvalho in Portuguese published in CartaCapital click here. A significant rise in electricity costs cause panic and contribute to the flight of residents from communities in the South […]

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Accessibility is a Challenge for Older People in Favelas

By Saulo Pereira Guimarães • Translation by Sheila Taylor • March 18, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Saulo Pereira Guitarães in Portuguese published in Vozerio click here. Whether it is the flat City of God or the steep Santa Marta, senior citizens living in favelas have to […]

#CommunityMedia

GatoMÍDIA Host Favelado 2.0 Media and Technology Residency in Complexo do Alemão

By Felicity Clarke • March 17, 2016

Clique aqui para Português From March 1 to 12, Complexo do Alemão media collective GatoMÍDIA hosted an intensive media and technology residency to empower favela youth to make their own culture and “build hacks for the future.” […]

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