Clique aqui para Português In October 2017, three small houses under construction were marked and subsequently demolished in the small favela of Araçatiba, Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, destroying families’ physical and monetary investment and […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday, May 18, members of the Popular Council held their second demonstration of the year outside the mayor’s headquarters at Palácio da Cidade in Botafogo. Approximately 40 demonstrators—residents and allies of […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday, March 2, approximately 35 favela community residents and allies came together to protest outside Rio de Janeiro’s mayor’s office in Botafogo. The demonstration was the latest installation in an […]
Clique aqui para Português In Brazil, 52.5% of the population has a Facebook profile, making it the third highest user base in the world. And favelas are at the heart of the country’s social media craze. 59% […]
Clique aqui para Português The Popular Council, composed of residents of diverse favelas across Rio de Janeiro together with the Catholic Church’s Pastoral das Favelas and the Land and Housing Nucleus (NUTH) of the Public Defender’s […]