Vinícius Ribeiro was born and raised in the West Zone of Rio, between Santíssimo and Realengo, and currently lives in Mangueira. Journalist, filmmaker and photographer, he is a member of the Fotoguerrilha Collective. He directed and wrote the short films Sobreviver, Dame Candole, Sob o Mesmo Teto, Entregadores, and On: Uberização o Que Você Não Vê about the Uberization and precarization of labor. He is currently working on a film project about street vendors in Rio de Janeiro.

‘Grief to Action’ Personified in ‘Cuca,’ Who Lost His Brother to Rio de Janeiro’s Infamous Police Brutality [PROFILE]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch‘s series on Memories of Favela Power, which documents and celebrates the history of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas through narratives and reports from residents’ collective memory, in […]