Allegations of Police Brutality in Rocinha
Public testimonies and official complaints have exposed the endemic nature of police brutality in Rocinha, Brazil's largest favela.
September 24, 2013Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Tijuca Street Robberies on the Rise: Daily
Figures released this week show that from May to June, street robberies in Tijuca, the neighborhood bordered by six of...
September 19, 2013
Niterói Receives Weather Warning System
An alert system is currently being installed in several neighborhoods of the Niterói municipal area to warn residents about mud-...
September 17, 2013
Female UPP Leader Named in Rocinha
A massive overhaul of the Rio military police saw the change in command in 25 of the 34 police pacification...
September 10, 2013
Midrash Hosts Panel on U.S. Spying: Daily
The Midrash Cultural Center in Leblon is presenting a timely debate titled "The End of Privacy and the U.S. Government's...
September 10, 2013
Rio’s Black Bloc Members Arrested: Daily
The Human Rights Commission of the Brazilian Order of Lawyers will be in charge of defending the three members of...
September 6, 2013
Favela Services Struggle After Pacification
The Instituto Pereira Passos (IPP), the agency responsible for the UPP social program, has now announced the creation of an...
September 3, 2013
Rio Holds Its First Hackathon: Daily
The city of Rio held its first hackathon in an effort to develop an application to solve four main problems...
September 2, 2013
The AfroReggae NGO Under Fire in Rio
AfroReggae has been the target of violent attacks recently, allegedly from drug trafficking gangs, prompting an outcry of public support.
August 27, 2013