New Cultural Center in Zona Norte
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Work has started on the construction of a new Cultural...
February 15, 2011Topic
Vila Cruzeiro
UPPs and Opportunities for Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ten UPP bases (Police Pacification Units) are planned to be...
February 1, 2011
Peacekeeper Problems in Zona Norte
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In November 2010, thousands of members of the Rio police...
January 25, 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
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, 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 Door-to-Door in Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The inhabitants of the Complexo do Alemão and Vila Cruzeiro...
December 7, 2010
Vila Cruzeiro, Life in a Warzone
By Cecilie Hestbæk, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The epicenter of the recent violence and massive police operations,...
November 30, 2010
Violence in Rio Continues
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the chaos and the surge of violence in...
November 27, 2010