Clique aqui para Português In Complexo da Maré, a group of 16 favelas with 140,000 residents in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, the Especiais da Maré project (Maré’s Specials, in free translation) serves over 700 […]
Clique aqui para Português When Maria do Socorro, 39, comes home with her five-year-old son Alejandro, she leaves his wheelchair at a friend’s house nearby and carries him home in her arms. To get to her […]
Clique aqui para Português The Paralympic Games were supposed to be a turning point for the estimated 45 million Brazilians with a physical disability, leaving “a legacy of accessibility,” as announced by the Brazilian Olympic […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Marcella Melo published in Voz das Comunidades click here. After years requesting improvements to Horácio Piccorelli Road, residents have decided to fund the work out of their […]
On the morning of October 26th, 2010 a protest was held in Rio de Janeiro against the removal of favelas. Protesters marched from the Favela do Metrô to the mayor’s office. The removal of this […]