Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of articles on Rio de Janeiro’s 2020 municipal elections from a favela perspective. With an estimated population of 6,718,903, according to the Brazilian Institute for […]
Clique aqui para Português The favelas that make up Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, are home to 140,000 inhabitants and many stories to tell. The favelas’ origins date back to the foundation of […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a five-part series on community museums and resistance in Rio’s favelas in honor of Brazil’s 16th Annual Museum Week (May 16-20, 2018). “Sure, there are people here who merit […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Victor Domingues in Portuguese published in Observatório de Favelas click here. According to estimates by the São Paulo Civil Defense, one person died and 300 were left homeless […]