Clique aqui para Português The bill received 24* votes in favor but needed 26 to pass. Coordinated efforts by right-wing city council members, coupled with the spread of false claims about Community Land Trusts, proved […]
Clique aqui para Português The climate crisis is often framed around floods, landslides and heat waves produced by extreme weather. For those living in Brazil’s favelas and peripheral areas, protection thus begins with safe housing […]
Clique aqui para Português In April 2026, Barbudan environmentalist, community leader and activist John Mussington visited Rio de Janeiro for the 2026 Global Community Land Trust Peer Exchange organized by Brazil’s Favela Community Land […]
This article is part of our series reflecting on the impacts of mega-events on Rio de Janeiro 10 years after the 2016 Olympic Games, republished with permission and in collaboration with the International Center for Community […]
Clique aqui para Português For the first time in its history, Rio de Janeiro is drafting a Municipal Plan for Social Interest Housing (PMHIS, by its Portuguese acronym). In November, as the PMHIS entered its […]