Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s 2020 reporting partnership with The Rio Times focused on favela tourism. For the article as published on Rio Times click here. Nowadays, tours range from notoriously dehumanizing […]
Clique aqui para Português The following letter, sent December 30, 2019 by civil society organizations in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the expansion of solar energy in low-income communities in the city, is a response […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a six-part series on the application of Meléndez’s Pyramid for Favela Upgrading to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. This pyramidal concept […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, December 5, the Rio de Janeiro City Council‘s Special Commission for the Right to Adequate Housing held a public hearing with residents of the South Zone favela of Vidigal, […]
Clique aqui para Português On Monday, November 18, residents of the Jaqueira region of Vidigal, the favela overlooking the upscale Leblon neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, received notice that their homes were to […]