Rio Hotlines: Denouncing Rights Violations
All citizens should be aware of their rights and what they can do when they are violated. Unfortunately, information on what resources are available is not always [...]
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Interview with Jorge Luiz de Barros dos Santos, President of Pereira da Silva in Santa Teresa
The Pereira da Silva favela sits in the Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Entering the community, there are small wooden signs with [...]
After Years Waiting, Desperately Needed Sewerage May Finally Arrive in Pica-Pau
Clique aqui para Português In early April 2016, Pica-Pau Neighborhood Association President Irenaldo Honorio da Silva was told the City would finally launch the [...]
A Close Look at the International Awards and Recognition of the Olympic City
Clique aqui para Português The Rio that bid for the 2016 Olympics and then reveled in its 2009 campaign victory was not shy of dreaming big. Among other commitments, the [...]
Olympics Poverty Torch Arrives in Vila Autódromo at First “Run for Vila”
Clique aqui para Português The first Run for Vila was held in Vila Autódromo on Saturday March 26. The event was a collaboration between the community resistance movement [...]