Clique aqui para Português Last Sunday, July 31 residents of Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone neighborhood Sepetiba joined together in a symbolic “hug” of the Sepetiba Bay to mobilize stewardship for the bay’s environment and community. The 40 […]
Clique aqui para Português In September 2015 the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, wrote an opinion piece in Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo proudly proclaiming that the Rio Olympics would leave the most […]
Clique aqui para Português Over the coming week, a range of anti-Olympics protest events will take place across Rio de Janeiro, culminating in a large demonstration during the opening ceremony on Friday August 5. Under […]
Clique aqui para Português In a recent interview with The Guardian, Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, refuted allegations that Olympics investments have been concentrated only in rich parts of the city. “It’s crazy […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Jessica Mota in Portuguese published by Agência Pública click here. Residents of the West Zone resettled through the Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV) federal housing program are receiving unauthorized charges […]