We caught the 10 o’clock ferry to Niterói. The boat was maybe a quarter full, mostly families off to see their relatives on the other side of the bay on a Sunday. It was quiet as […]
Located at the Rocinha Sports Center, Manel Costa runs his ‘Acorda’ (Wake Up) capoeira school, where he trains over three hundred students from the community of Rocinha. The group started in October 2004 and has […]
An interview with ex-professional footballer Gerson, who played for Botafogo along with other lower-league teams. Gerson went on to make the natural progression in becoming a football coach and then began offering foot-volley lessons on […]