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Category: From the News
CNN Backstories – Comparing the Good and the Bad: Living in the Favela Rocinha
For their participation in these reports, Paul Sneed and the Back|Story team would like to thank religious leader Pai Almir who lives in the favela Rocinha. Also a big thank you to Viviana Rodrigues who is a teacher in Rocinha and co-founder of 2bros.org. A big thank you, as well, to Sergi Navarro-Rivero, a Harvard PhD student who is working … Read More
Posted in From the News Tagged 2014 World Cup, 2016 Olympics, Favela, Pacify Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha Comments Off
O teleférico e a tal da vontade política – LUIZ CARLOS TOLEDO
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 meus alunos sobre o plano … Read More
Posted in Community Development, From the News Tagged PAC 2, Teleférico Rocinha, Toledo, UPP Rocinha Comments Off
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic challenge
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, but whether it can provide … Read More
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City reinitiating its drive to evict Laboriaux’s residents in Rocinha
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 local residents and in light … Read More
Posted in Community Development, Forced Evictions, From the News, What's Happening in Rio Tagged 2014 World Cup, 2016 Olympics, Eduardo Paz, forced evictions, Laboriaux, UPP Rocinha Comments Off
AECOM Wins Bid To Build Olympic Park
International firm AECOM has won the open bid to build Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Village. This is the same firm that is building London’s Olympic Village for the 2012 Olympics. Along with the winning contract AECOM was awarded a R$100,000 bonus. A total of 60 firms, from 18 countries had submitted proposals for the lucrative project, which has an estimated … Read More
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Forced Removals Because of Olympics Causes Problems
The situation in Rio de Janeiro, and it’s preparations for the World Cup and Olympic games, is reaching a fever pitch. The forced removals have continued to go on without much of an eyebrow raised from the International Community. Though some organizations have continued fighting for the right’s of citizens in these communities their words have become a chorus of … Read More
Posted in From the News Tagged Brazil, Favela, Olympic Games, Removals, Rio de Janeiro, World Cup Comments Off
Residents in Brazil being removed for mega-events are the last to know
The following is an interview with Raquel Rolnik – (Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) on adequate housing) – by Manuela Azenha from the site Vi O Mundo. The urban planner and teacher Raquel Rolnik says that residents are the last to know, after the government decides their communities must be removed to make way for projects related to the World Cup and in the case of Rio de Janeiro, the Olympics. Rolnik makes this claim as the … Read More
Posted in Forced Evictions, From the News Tagged 2014 World Cup, 2016 Olympics, Favelas, Fifa, mega-events, Raquel Rolnik Comments Off
Vigilantes take over Rio shanty towns
The sprawling favelas of Rio de Janeiro are home to more than a million of Brazil’s poorest citizens. Many of these shanty towns are controlled by drug gangs, and there are regular and violent confrontations with the police. But a growing number of these neighbourhoods are being taken over by what are known here as militias, complicating an already difficult … Read More
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Minha Casa, Minha Vida Troubled By Corruption
Though the state sponsored Minha Casa, Minha Vida housing program has seen success in other Brazilian states, the program has had its shares of issues in Rio de Janeiro. Though rumors have hampered the program, details into the types of corruption have been limited. However, Brazilian newspaper “O Globo” has published a scathing article revealing some of the details, and … Read More
Posted in From the News Tagged Corruption, Housing, Militias, Minha Casa Minha Vida, Units Comments Off
Rio City Government In Brazil Offers IT Courses for Disadvantaged Residents
The FINANCIAL — Department of Science and Technology Sets Up Cisco Networking Academy Classes in Rio’s Poor Communities; Favela da Rocinha Will Be First to Offer Certifications The Rio city government, through the Department of Science and Technology, has launched an unique IT training program in the city’s most disadvantaged areas in order to help residents acquire relevant job skills … Read More
Posted in From the News Tagged Computers, Favela, IT, Prefeitura, Rio de Janerio, Rocinha, Tech, Technology Comments Off
