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Only from a distance; Photo by Eliano Félix

After the World Cup and Military Occupation, Evictions Policy Arrives at Complexo da Maré

For the original in Portuguese in O Cidadão click here. How would you react if you woke up at 6 in the morning and saw your house, built with your own hands, destroyed [...]

July 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

Residents ride cable car for the first time

Rio’s Governor & Mayor Launch Cable Car in Providência

More than 18 months after its completion, the cable car of Morro da Providência was finally launched Wednesday, July 2. Both Mayor Eduardo Paes and Governor Luiz Fernando [...]

July 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

Providência’s Cable Car Launch: Urban Mobility or Tourism?

Since its first run in 1912, the famous bondinho, or cable car, has made countless trips taking millions of tourists to soak in panoramic views of Rio de Janeiro from the [...]

July 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

Rio’s Long Road to Full Citizenship for All

What does it mean to be a citizen? At bare minimum, formal citizenship refers to membership in the political community, based on the concept of national belonging. A more [...]

June 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

Participation in decision-making is a form of citizen power

Towards a Better Understanding of Citizen Participation

Current events in Rio have left many citizens upset and onlookers confused. The State’s Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) program was felt to have so much potential to [...]

May 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

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