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The Port, Gateway to Rio, Part 2: The Appropriation and Depoliticization of Black History

This is the second of a four-part series on Rio de Janeiro’s Port Zone. As was seen in the first article of this series, the Port Zone has been continuously shaped by [...]

February 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

UPP Coroa/Fallet/Fogueteiro commemorate 2 years of pacification. Photo by André Gomes de Melo / Rio.gov.br

Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations Part 2: 2010-2011

This is Part 2 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. If the first six implementations can be described as the honeymoon period of the [...]

February 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

City of Rio de Janeiro and its districts plan (1826). Source: Arquivo Nacional IN: Planos Urbanos do Rio de Janeiro – XIX (2008).

The Port, Gateway to Rio, Part 1: The Historic Whitening

This is the first of a four-part series on Rio de Janeiro’s Port Zone. “The Port Zone will be the gateway to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics:” Since the port [...]

January 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

From Valongo to Favela: Exhibition Connects Slave Past With Favelas Today [SLIDESHOW]

The Rio Museum of de Art’s (MAR) primary ongoing exhibition of 2014 From Valongo to Favela: The Imaginary and the Periphery opened its doors last May to showcase the [...]

January 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Mail Service in Rio’s Favelas: Community Solutions in the Face of Government Neglect

The informal geography and history of favelas can mean it is difficult for letters and packages to be delivered to residents. The creativity and entrepreneurship of favela [...]

November 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

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