Rio’s Human Rights Commission Launches 2014 Report
Clique aqui para Português While many will remember 2014 as the year of the World Cup, some Rio de Janeiro activists will recall it as the year of resistance, according to the latest report by […]
Clique aqui para Português While many will remember 2014 as the year of the World Cup, some Rio de Janeiro activists will recall it as the year of resistance, according to the latest report by […]
Hundreds of people from the Landless Workers Movement (MTST) celebrated Black Awareness Day in the very wealthy neighborhood of Leblon. Along with celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture, the event sought to challenge city boundaries that marginalize Afro-Brazilians to the […]
Two young men are reported to have been killed on Sunday in Fazendinha, Complexo do Alemão, North Zone—only one day after activists expressed their frustration with the area’s excessive violence in a March for Peace demonstration […]
Clique aqui para Português This post is the second of three RioOnWatch contributions to Blog Action Day 2014 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Inequality. Check out our series of articles marking this day. The lead-up to the […]
Clique aqui para Português After seven years providing an acclaimed space for historic preservation, culture and art in Complexo da Maré, the Museu da Maré has been marked for eviction, with 90 days to vacate the premises. […]