For the original in Portuguese by Miriane Peregrino, published in Agência de Notícias das Favelas, click here. The Santa Marta tram was launched on May 29, 2008, the same year Rio de Janeiro’s first Police Pacification Unit (UPP) was established […]
Clique aqui para Português An Amnesty International report launched Wednesday February 25 revealed a worrying human rights crisis in Brazil. The Brazilian chapter of the report State of the World’s Human Rights 2014/2015 raises concerns about […]
A little over a week has passed since the final official parade of Rio de Janeiro’s carnival saw the top six samba schools walk down the Sambadrome after scores were announced. Though foreigners can participate in the […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, published in El País, click here. The Military Police said the youth shot at the officers but the video recorded by the victim contradicts this version of events. […]
Last Monday evening February 23, 800 people once again took to the streets to protest police violence in Complexo da Maré in a demonstration called Protest for Life in Complexo da Maré. The event began at 7 […]