In Rio, Residents More Likely to Obey Curfew Imposed by Criminals than Quarantine
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Last Saturday Brazilian criminal organizations that control some of Rio de Janeiro’s most populous favela communities...
March 28, 2020Topic
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Street Child United Opens Football Pitch in Rio’s Complexo da Penha
Chevrolet and Street Child United inaugurated a community football (soccer) pitch and a playground in the Complexo da Penha community...
June 1, 2015
Favela Painting Project Returns to Rio
Dutch duo Haas and Hahn (Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn) are the two artists behind a bold painting project that...
October 15, 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
Conquering the Enemy Within
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Every once in a while a scandal comes along to remind...
October 4, 2011
Gondola in Complexo do Alemão Favelas
After months of testing, the Teleférico (gondola) line at the Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone) has...
July 12, 2011
Run For Peace at Zona Norte Favelas
The same dirt road drug traffickers used to escape from the police, was part of the 4,850 meter run called...
May 17, 2011
Safer Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO – Residents of the favelas of the Complexo do Alemão in...
March 1, 2011
Troops Rotate in Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Complexo do Alemão at the Zona Norte (North zone)...
February 22, 2011