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[ August 5, 2022 ] Marielle Franco’s Birthday Is Celebrated with the Inauguration of the Councilwoman’s Statue and an Open Session by Black Women at the Buraco do Lume, in Central Rio [IMAGES] #MarielleLegacy
[ July 29, 2022 ] Climate Justice Viewed by Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network by Community Contributors
[ July 28, 2022 ] From City of God to the Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro Residents Fought Out-of-School Rates During the Pandemic #CoronavirusWatch
[ July 27, 2022 ] Popular Conference on the Right to the City: Advocacy for a Unified Brazilian Agenda of Urban Struggles Civil Society
[ July 27, 2022 ] What If Every Favela Resident Had Their Own Vegetable Garden? The Dream of the Maria Angu Community Garden-School in Maré *Highlight

Ostentação: A Game of Power for Politicians and Funk Artists

By Nathan Bonnisseau • October 29, 2014

Ostentation: Pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. Art, it is said, is the mirror of society. Throughout history, music has reflected, illustrated and influenced social practices. […]

Researchers Reflect on the Big Picture: Rio’s Favelas in the Face of a Changing Planning Landscape

By Jessica Goodenough • August 18, 2014

Last weekend, Columbia University’s Studio X – Carioca Center of Design hosted Entremeios, a series of conferences about lifestyles and creative practices in the city, inviting speakers from the fields of design, architecture, urbanism, anthropology and other social […]