Clique aqui para Português For the original by Andressa Cabral and Rodrigues Moura in Portuguese for Viva Favela click here. The democratization of higher education, spurred by scholarship programs and education public policy, is changing the […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click for Parts 1, 3, and 4. Bandido favelado não se varre com vassoura se […]
Clique aqui para Português In 1978 favela residents, liberation theologians and activists mobilized to successfully defend Vidigal against eviction attempts. Those protesting removal used ingenious methods of resistance. These included providing daily coffees to placate […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro is falling behind on its promise to plant 24 million trees to offset the carbon emissions produced as a result of hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. According to […]
Clique aqui para Português Standing in the door to her home in the heart of Indiana, a small low-lying favela at the foot of Morro do Borel in Tijuca, North Zone, 82 year old Dona […]