Staying the Course After Santa Teresa
Opinion, by Michael D. Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Corcovado Mountain and its foothills just can’t win when it...
July 26, 2011Topic
Favelas
Churches Key to Favela Progress
Opinion, by Michael D. Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Government agencies, private businesses, and secular non-governmental organizations are all...
July 12, 2011Rio’s Real Olympic Countdown
Opinion, By Michael D. Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - August 5th begins the five year countdown to the Opening...
June 28, 2011
Olympics Security and Long Term Favela Help
Rio will be safe during the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics but the most important legacy is to ensure...
May 31, 2011
Police Battle Gang Growth in Macaé
By Samuel Elliott Novacich, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Few could deny the increase in violent crime in...
April 12, 2011
The Aftermath of Guns in Rio
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The aftermath of the school shooting in Rio last Thursday, where 23-year-old Wellington Menezes...
April 12, 2011
Alto Leblon Awaits Rocinha UPP
By Samuel Novacich, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Throughout Rio, the implantation of UPPs in favelas have had...
April 5, 2011
Elite What?
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week I went to Cinemark Barra Downtown, twice, to watch...
January 11, 2011
Occupation of Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just before Christmas, the second phase of the occupation of...
December 28, 2010