Alemão Residents Discuss Different Types of Transportation in the Favela
For the original in Portuguese, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. Every day the favela develops, and the needs of its residents develop along with it. One of [...]
Complexo do Alemão
Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas: 2014
2014 was an unprecedented year for coverage of Rio’s favelas in the international media, with the World Cup and the upcoming 2016 Olympics shining an increasingly bright [...]
LGBT Favela Leaders Discuss Rights in Their Communities
This month, LGBT leaders from several favelas in Rio de Janeiro gathered to discuss the current state of LGBT rights in Rio communities. The Rio Communities LGBT Meet-Up took [...]
Nova Tuffy Occupiers in Alemão Evicted With Nowhere to Go
Hundreds of families were evicted from the Favela Nova Tuffy occupation in Complexo do Alemão on Tuesday December 16. Over 2,000 people had been living in the abandoned [...]
Community Media Profile: ‘Favela em Foco’ Photography Collective
When Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, the date meant something different to the members of Favela em Foco (Favela in [...]