Morro da Providência Hosts Debate on Water and Sanitation
On Tuesday, April 15, a forum focused on water and sanitation was hosted in Morro da Providência with six panelists consisting of community members, technical experts, and [...]
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Cerro Corá Residents Protest for Favela Rights
On Sunday February 22, some 20 activists gathered in Praça São Judas Tadeu, outside the bondinho (tram) station leading up to the Christ the Redeemer statue, in Rio’s [...]
Meet Luiz Soares, Social Mediator of the Manguinhos Park Library
José Luiz da Silva Soares, known as Luiz Soares, is the Social Mediator at the Manguinhos Park Library. Luiz is 41 years old, was born in Tijuca, and lived in various [...]
Community Organizations Respond to the Rains Disaster & Denounce Government Works
Last Wednesday December 11, heavy rains devastated large parts of Rio de Janeiro’s urban metropolitan region as rivers overflowed, areas flooded completely and [...]
What is the Role of a Neighborhood Association?
For the original by Sílvia Noronha in Portuguese in Maré de Notícias click here. The precariousness of public services in Maré sets the tone of the functions carried out [...]