Clique aqui para Português The song “Mãe” (“Mother”), by rapper Emicida, echoed endlessly in the surrounding sounds of the comfortable auditorium of the Nova Iguaçu Diocese Training Center (Cenfor NI). Soon, the comfort gave way to […]
Clique aqui para Português Over 250 kilos of fish, endless boxes full of fireworks, and white and red roses. The reason for this majestic party? The festivities of April 23 in Rocinha, the day on […]
Clique aqui para Português Via Sacra da Rocinha, Rocinha’s ‘Way of the Cross’ enactment, was conceived by Aurélio Mesquita—the former director of the production. Having encountered the book O Homem de Nazaré – a Via Sacra […]
Clique aqui para Português Overcoming violence is the theme of the 2018 Fraternity Campaign, launched in Rio de Janeiro on February 17 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian. The campaign, first created in 1964 by […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Jefferson Puff in Portuguese published by BBC Brasil click here. “In the favela you can’t kiss or walk holding hands. Gays, lesbians and transexuals living in favelas have […]