São José Operário Archives

Latest News

[ January 23, 2023 ] 1st Festival of Social Museology Held in Rio de Janeiro: Community Museums as Tools of Resistance by International Observers
[ January 16, 2023 ] 2022 Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas [EDITORIAL] #MediaWatch
[ January 15, 2023 ] Permissiveness for the Self-Described ‘Patriots.’ Bullets for the Favelas. What #VoicesFromSocialMedia Say About the Brasília Attacks #MediaWatch
[ January 5, 2023 ] Sustainable Favela Network 5th Annual Full-Network Meet-Up: Connecting, Planning, and Ancestry in Morro do Salgueiro [VIDEO] *Highlight
[ December 29, 2022 ] Representation Matters: Victories and Contradictions in Lula’s Transition of Brazil’s New Government Ministries #ParticipationWatch

Community in Praça Seca Shows How Small Green Actions Make a Difference

By Sarah Jacobs • June 14, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Residents and activists in the São José Operário community, home to approximately 6,500 people in the Praça Seca area of Rio’s West Zone, celebrated World Environment Day on June 3. The event provided […]

Beltrame Announces UPPs in Rio’s Greater Metropolitan Region

By Isabela Marinho • Translation by Emma Platais • January 27, 2014

For the original by Isabela Marinho in Portuguese in G1 click here. Rio de Janeiro State Public Security Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, announced last Friday, January 24, that the next regions to receive the Pacifying Police […]