Rhuan Gonçalves is a native of Macaé, a city in the north of Rio de Janeiro state. He holds a degree in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and is director and producer of the documentary “Menino de 47 Vai a Campo”, about the founding of the professional football team of the Império Serrano Samba School. He is a photographer for the Imagens do Povo Collective, linked to the Favelas Observatory, located in the favelas of Maré, and a percussionist for samba schools Império Serrano, Estação Primeira de Mangueira and Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral.
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In Serrinha Favela, Kids Make Things Happen! Community Project ‘Mulecada Que Agita’ Continues the Legacy of Generations of Sambistas and Jongueiros [INTERVIEW]
Clique aqui para Português This 2026 Rio de Janeiro carnival, RioOnWatch paid a visit to the traditional, century-old Serrinha favela to get to know the Mulecada Que Agita project by interviewing its founders and members. […]
