Clique aqui para Português This is the first in a series of articles on water justice in the favelas resulting from the course “Climate Justice in Community Journalism: From Pitching to Writing.” The course, conducted […]
As political appointees rush to explain themselves, worries of privatization linger among community activists. January 3, under a smashing summer sun, with temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F), residents of the Baixada Fluminense, as well as the […]
On December 14, a group of 30 residents from the favela of Rocinha, located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, met at the local Parish of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem. Most were worried. Many […]
Clique aqui para Português The Rio de Janeiro State government recently announced a new massive upgrading project for Rocinha, Rio’s largest single favela, located in the South Zone. The program, called Comunidade Cidade (Community City) was […]
Clique aqui para Português On June 8, the group Rocinha Sem Fronteiras (“Rocinha Without Borders”) invited Renata Souza (PSOL)—state representative and president of the Human Rights Commission of the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly […]