Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a three-part series profiling community-based initiatives in three favelas. Led by one or several local residents, these initiatives all share the objective of initiating a virtuous circle […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Walmyr Júnior* in Portuguese published by Jornal do Brasil click here. On Friday June 17, we were bombarded with news about the decree signed by the interim governor of Rio de Janeiro state. […]
Clique aqui para Português After four months of striking, a majority of the teachers’ union for Rio de Janeiro State, SEPE (Sindicato Estadual dos Profissionais da Educação), overwhelmingly voted to continue the strike at a […]
Clique aqui para Português On June 3 the Communications Faculty at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) brought together a group of favela journalists to take part in a “Morning of Local Media” […]
Clique aqui para Português The Julio Otoni favela in Santa Teresa sits on one of Rio de Janeiro’s many hills, looking out towards the Guanabara Bay. From the top of the favela you can see both Sugarloaf Mountain and […]