{"id":83453,"date":"2026-05-21T15:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=83453"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:56:32","slug":"we-cannot-allow-cities-to-be-emptied-of-their-true-citizens-her-royal-highness-princess-abze-djigma-from-burkina-faso-visits-candido-mendes-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=83453","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Cannot Allow Cities To Be Emptied of Their True Citizens\u2019: Princess Abze Djigma of Burkina Faso Visits Rio’s C\u00e2ndido Mendes Mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Princess Abze Djigma (center) visits the C\u00e2ndido Mendes Mansion in Santa Teresa. Pictured are residents of the occupation and professors from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) who accompanied the visit to the former hotel, today home to 64 families. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Residents of the C\u00e2ndido Mendes Mansion<\/a> in Santa Teresa<\/a>, a neighborhood in central Rio de Janeiro, received a distinguished visitor on May 7, Her Royal Highness Princess Abze Djigma<\/a> of Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

The visit took place so she could meet residents and learn about the history behind the occupation. During her time in Rio, the princess also visited Rocinha<\/a>\u00a0in Rio’s South Zone, and gave a lecture inaugurating the Sustainability and Urban Resilience in Engineering Hub (SURE), in partnership with the United Nations University (UNU), at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).<\/p>\n

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Um post compartilhado por Rocinha Upmmr (@rocinhaupmmr)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n