To Many More Firsts
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Journalism students are taught early on not to use words like...
December 28, 2010Topic
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Happy Holidays in Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For baby Wanderson, a newborn from Complexo do Alemão, it's...
December 21, 2010The Cycle of Brazil’s Prisons
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Many of those arrested in the recent operations in...
December 14, 2010
Plans for Rio Favelas to Get Facelift
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It's one of Rio's biggest challenges before the start of...
December 14, 2010
Police Forces Restore Order in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The series of violent attacks and confrontations that have...
November 30, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Push Coming to Shove
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One sad piece of last week’s news was that almost 400...
November 30, 2010My Wonderful City
Opinion by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Shock. Disbelief. Fear. Insecurity. Adrenaline. Tension. Anger. Frustration. My Cidade Maravilhosa...
November 30, 2010Rio Police Battle City-Wide Attack
By Amy Skalmusky, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Cidade Maravilhosa is under siege. The violence started on...
November 24, 2010
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