Clique aqui para Português Resident account on the state of violence in the community of Complexo do Alemão. Today I woke up reflecting on what is going on in my favela. I started to realize that […]
“On International Human Rights Day we demand justice and rights for the people of Manguinhos and all favelas,” stated Fatima dos Santos Pinho de Menezes, mother of 18-year old Paulo Roberto, killed by officers from the […]
For the original by Artur Voltolini in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. The Manuel Congo Occupation was the stage last Friday September 27 for the “Public Hearing: Evictions for Large Projects in the City […]
For the original by Artur Voltolini in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. Although 77% of Rio’s cultural facilities are concentrated in the South Zone, half of the city’s inhabitants live in the West Zone. […]
You don’t respect me as a citizen with full rights. I don’t respect your initiatives, and laws which I didn’t participate in creating. Favelas are the greatest proof that we can progress free of what […]