Anti-Aircraft Weapons Seized in Rocinha: Daily
Police officers in the operation in Rio's notorious Rocinha favela seized anti-aircraft artillery rockets, stolen motorcycles and pirate DVDs.
November 4, 2011Topic
Rocinha
PAC 2 Stumbles on Scandals in DNIT
The corruption scandal in the Ministry of Transportation and DNIT has resulted in the delay and cancellation of some PAC...
August 2, 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
São Conrado: Luxury Living
By Tim Anderson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – São Conrado is an upmarket suburb in Zona Sul (South...
March 1, 2011
New Rocinha Rentals
By Katya Gubarev, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The rental market in the favela community of Rocinha is...
January 18, 2011
NGO Helps Kids Learn Filmmaking
By Katya Gubarev, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Possibly Rocinha's first short film, written and performed by the...
January 4, 2011
Favela Homes, One Layer at a Time
By Cecilie Hestbæk, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The expansion of the favelas of Rio is a heavily...
November 9, 2010
Rocinha Pacification Date Approaches
By Cecilie Hestbæk, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Government officials have provisionally slated the pacification peacekeeping mission in...
October 26, 2010Eco Park Opening in Rocinha
By Cecilie Hestbæk, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In somewhat of an unpublicized process, the Prefeitura (local government)...
October 19, 2010