Forced Eviction of Community NGO Follows “Pacification” of Vidigal
While arriving up top of Vidigal–one of Rio’s most scenic South Zone favelas–by moto-taxi on Saturday, I couldn’t help but notice the high [...]
November 2011
Maré Man Assassinated by Police, Residents Report
Original article in Portuguese featured here. November 23, 2011–According to preliminary testimony from residents of the community, a 22-year-old man was shot this [...]
BOPE Addresses Rocinha at Community Meeting
Rapid change is coming to Rocinha following police occupation of Brazil’s largest favela last Sunday. This Wednesday evening, November 16th, residents filled a [...]
Recipe for the Government We Deserve
I was recently asked to write an essay to start off a debate about the importance of transparency, and its relationship to participation, in Rio de Janeiro, for the new civil [...]
Hurricane BOPE to Make Landfall in Rocinha
With less than 24 hours before the announced invasion and occupation of Rocinha by a combination of police and military forces, I made the mototaxi ride up the hill to visit [...]