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[ June 18, 2022 ] Memory as an Instrument of Struggle for Rio de Janeiro’s Favela Museums Civil Society
[ June 9, 2022 ] Movements and Organizations Talk About Energy, Climate Justice in Preparation for the Popular Conference on the Right to the City *Highlight
[ June 1, 2022 ] Video Press Release: Rio de Janeiro’s Cleanest Sewage Is in the Favela! Vale Encantado Establishes a Biosystem for Sewage Treatment and Solar Panels *Highlight
[ May 30, 2022 ] ‘There Are Many More in the Woods!’ Say Favela Residents Following Massacre That Killed 23 #VoicesFromSocialMedia *Highlight
[ May 27, 2022 ] Funk as a Humanitarian Tool in Rio’s Favelas *Highlight

Culture in Rio: The More Collective the Better

By Silvana Bahia • Translation by Emma Platais • February 20, 2014

For the original by Silvana Bahia in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. The strengthening of the idea of the city as a place to meet and exchange ideas has spurred the formation of […]

Residents in Rio Favela Lose Homes to Cable Car

By Silvana Bahia • Translation by Rachel Fox • November 3, 2012

Clique aqui para Português Click here for original article, in Portuguese, by Silvana Bahia* for BBC Brasil. The Morro da Providência community, between the Port Region and Central Station, holds an important place in the […]