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Film still from Gira and the Circus of Life

Gira and the Circus of Life: Circus Arts and Social Transformation in Praça Onze [FILM REVIEW]

Part of Rise Up & Care’s Reimagine Rio Festival, the film Gira and the Circus of Life (Portuguese title No Risco do Circo no Risco da Vida) directed by Kátia Lund [...]

August 30, 2016

Near Redeveloped Olympic Boulevard, Residents Paint Walls to Keep Afro-Brazilian History Alive

Clique aqui para Português From August 9 to 13, artists, activists, and community members came together to repaint a wall in Pedra do Sal, located in the heart of [...]

August 19, 2016

Efeito Urbano dance group perform at Providencia cultural festival. Photo by Miriane Peregrino

Providência Hosts Cultural Festival Featuring Local Capoeira, Theater, Cinema and Environmental Action Groups

Clique aqui para Português On June 23, the Largo do Cruzeiro square in Providencia in central Rio de Janeiro hosted the Festival Subindo a Ladeira (Climbing the Hill [...]

August 5, 2016

Wilson Alexandre Studio. Photo by Sarah Milsom

Popular Vidigal Artist Wilson Alexandre Evicted Due to Real Estate Speculation

On Saturday, May 28, residents of Vidigal favela in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone gathered to bid farewell to local artist Wilson Alexandre. After ten years of transforming [...]

June 1, 2016

ComPosições Políticas Art Exhibition Offers Critical Image of Rio

Clique aqui para Português From April 2 through May 21, the Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica (The Hélio Oiticica Municipal Art Center) is hosting the exhibition [...]

May 9, 2016

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