From November 28th to the 30th there was a series of presentations and meetings held at headquarters of CREA-RJ in the center of Rio de Janeiro. The three day event was organized by The City of Rio de Janeiro, the Secretary for Housing of Rio de Janeiro and the NGO Fundação Bento Rubião (henceforth FBR). The point…
http://sergyovitro.blogspot.com/2011/11/o-teleferico-e-tal-da-vontade-politica.html Só mesmo a vontade política, descolada da realidade das nossas favelas, poderia impor a construção de teleférico na Rocinha, como vem sendo dito Em minha longa carreira de arquiteto, tive o desprazer de deparar, vez por outra, com a tal da “vontade política”, barreira difícil que, cedo ou tarde, teremos de enfrentar. Falando a…
Great article from the Guardian by Ignacio Cano – a senior lecturer in research methodology at the department of social sciences of the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Worth the read – which is why we posted this article. The real test for Rio is not whether it can make the World Cup and Olympics safe,…
On Sunday November 20th one of Brazil’s largest media corporations, Rede Record, was in Laboriaux filming for their hugely popular TV show Balanço Geral. They followed one of Laboriaux’s best known residents, Carlão, as he describe what the issues and what the major problems are. Balanço Geral came to Laboriaux at the request of persistent…
It has been a week since the state government’s ‘pacification’ process began in Rocinha – on the 13th of November. The constant coverage and sensationalism are quickly becoming repetitive and they are distracting from more important issues here in Rocinha and elsewhere in Rio. It is important to keep in mind that the incursion and…
Rocinha was officially ‘occupied’ during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 13th. This was only the first phase of the state’s ‘pacification’ process. Authorities have been promising that Rocinha would received a UPP since 2009, and for various nuanced reasons it took a long time to occur. There are countless angles in which this…
( a brief on organized crime and security policy in Rocinha. ) Mundo Real’s home community of Rocinha has entered a defining moment in its almost 90 year history. But before continuing it is worth mentioning that organized crime and security policy are very sensitive issues in Rocinha, and for us, a small community-based organization…
Motor Taxis are a common form of transportation within favelas, especially in Rocinha where there are an estimated 2000 motorcycles in an area of .04 square miles. At the bottom of Rocinha, a concentrated crowd of motor taxis waits to pick up passengers before dispersing throughout the community. About two Saturdays ago, I rode…
Andando pela comunidade de Muzema, localizado na zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro, vê-se muitos números ao lado das portas de muitas das casas. Esses números marcam as casas que serão demolidas após a sua residentes desocupar. O governo do Rio de Janeiro deu aos moradores uma série de opções. Primeiro, eles foram oferecidas compensações…
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