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Residents and Artists Paint the Streets of Maré in Travessias Art Festival [SLIDESHOW]
Clique aqui para Português Residents of Complexo da Maré, graffiti artists and visitors painted the community’s walls with vibrant colors and graffiti art on Saturday October 11. The event “Tudo de cor pra Maré” (All colors for […]
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March for Peace Amidst Ongoing Violence in Complexo do Alemão
Two young men are reported to have been killed on Sunday in Fazendinha, Complexo do Alemão, North Zone—only one day after activists expressed their frustration with the area’s excessive violence in a March for Peace demonstration […]
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‘Pure Island’: Exclusivity, Isolation & Elitism at Rio’s ‘Sustainable’ Future Olympic Village
Clique aqui para Português This post is RioOnWatch’s third and final contribution to Blog Action Day 2014 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Inequality. Check out our series of articles marking this day. Brazil is known for […]
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Gated Communities and Gating Communities: The Future of Urban Development in Rio?
Clique aqui para Português This post is the first of three RioOnWatch contributions to Blog Action Day 2014 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Inequality. Check out our series of […]