City of God

Favela Candidates Run for Office, Among “City Council Members We Want” [VIDEO]

On Saturday, September 17, the campaign Vereadores Que Queremos, or City Council Members We Want, hosted an evening of interviews, debate, and roundtable discussion with [...]

September 22, 2016

Julia de Oliveira in her MCMV apartment in Colônia Juliano Moreira. Photo by Vincent Catala

Isolation, Debt and Low Quality of Life in Rio’s Housing Projects

For the original article by Adéle Smith in French published by Le Monde click here. It was too good to be true. When Isabella Ribeiro received the keys to an elegant [...]

September 7, 2016

"They're done with the gold, silver and bronze, but the lead continues!" Cartoon by Carlos Henrique Latuff

Favela Residents Denounce Olympics Death Toll on Social Media

Clique aqui para Português Between August 5 and 21, over the course of the Olympic Games, 92 shootouts took place in Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least 31 dead and 51 [...]

August 30, 2016

Gold Medalist Rafaela Silva Welcomed Home in City of God [SLIDESHOW | VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português On Monday August 22, 24-year old Rafaela Silva returned home to City of God with Brazil’s first gold medal from the 2016 Olympic Games in [...]

August 25, 2016

Activists unfurled a banner just after the game ended.

Amid Gold Medal Celebration, Activists Protest Police Violence and Demonstrate #HungerToLive

Clique aqui para Português Shortly after 8pm on Saturday, August 20, just as the thousands of fans packed into the Olympic Boulevard in Rio’s Port Region began [...]

August 23, 2016

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