Brazil’s first favela, Morro da Providência (Providence Hill), was built by veterans of the Canudos War. Thousands of soldiers flocked to Rio when the war ended in 1897, because the government had offered them housing in […]
In 1996, Merced Guimarães and her husband Petrucio were renovating their home on Rua Pedro Ernesto in Gamboa, Rio’s Port district. Soon after work began on what was to be a considerable repair project, workers […]
Original article published here by Inês Nin of OverMundo: This city does not belong to you anymore. The Mayor has changed the rules, your neighbourhood is now far away, and there is a multi-million real development plan in […]
The Pan-American Games, held in Rio de Janeiro in 2007, set several precedents for the mega-events that will be hosted by the city in the next half dozen years. Hosting the Games established Rio as […]
Clique aqui para Português A community marked by solidarity between its residents, in Rio de Janeiro’s port area, is at risk of evictions of several of its residents. Living in this community has become a […]