Rio at a Crossroads: Cidade Nova and the ‘Porous City’ [BOOK REVIEW]
Rio’s oldest favela, Morro da Providência, lies just 2km from Cidade Nova, known today mostly as the location of Rio’s City Hall. Soldiers returning in 1897 from the [...]
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Circulando: Community Voices Unite for Dialogue and Cultural Expression in Alemão
On Saturday November 9, the ninth edition of Raízes em Movemento (Roots in Movement) Institute’s Circulando event took place in Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s [...]
Vidigal CriAtivos: A Celebration of Local Culture [IMAGES]
On Sunday November 10, 2013, residents of Vidigal came together for a day-long celebration of local culture. Organized by Vidigal CriAtivos, a local artist collective, the [...]
AFROntamento Explores Afro-Brazilian Issues and Art at the Hotel da Loucura [IMAGES]
On Friday November 8, the Hotel e Spa da Loucura (Hotel and Spa of Madness) at the Nise da Silveira psychiatric and rehabilitation center hosted AFROntamento, an event in [...]
Children’s Day is Also a Day of Struggle
This post is a contribution to Blog Action Day 2013 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme, Human Rights. Last Saturday October 12, the [...]