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By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Thursday, April 5th, the Biblioteca Parque da Rocinha (Rocinha Library Park) inaugurated two cinematic projects on the same day, both of which aim to screen one film either weekly...

By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Almost two weeks ago Rio de Janeiro state's department of culture reopened the Biblioteca Parque da Rocinha (Rocinha Library Park), in the largest favela community in Brazil, over a year...

By William Jones and Claire Rivé, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Biblioteca Parque Estadual do Rio (BPE, Library State Park of Rio), which reopened on March 29th after four years of renovation does its part for doing...

By Lucy Jordan, Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL - With much of the world’s political attention focused on the marvelous city for Rio+20 last week, and other celebrities posing for fashion bloggers in São Paulo the week before, some could be...