By Maria Conde, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The state of Rio issued 2,091 land titles to residents in the iconic favela Rocinha last Friday. These are the first of 9,000 titles the Instituto de Terras e Cartografia do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, (ITERJ – Institute of Lands and Cartography of the [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rugby is a sport on the rise in Brazil, especially in Rio as in 2016 Rugby Sevens – the faster version of the sport – will compete in Olympic Games for the first time. The Rio Rugby Club has been doing its part in [...]
By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s minister of planning, Miriam Belchior, said Monday, November 19th, that spending levels under the country’s massive Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) have set new records for investments. The minister conceded, however, that improvements were still possible, amid reports that many PAC-funded projects are severely behind [...]
By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Military police in Rio are gradually replacing their rifles with non-lethal weapons such as electro-shock taser guns, according to an announcement by the government of Rio de Janeiro State last week. The move will mainly affect police on radio-patrol missions in pacified favelas. “In total, [...]
By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A public meeting between government officials and members of the local community took place in Rio’s largest favela, Rocinha, on Thursday, November 1st. The forum is part of the UPP Social program, designed to complement greater policing in ‘pacified’ favelas with an improvement in social [...]
By Julia Averbuck, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A study released by the Laboratório de Análise de Violência (Laboratory for the Analysis of Violence) at UERJ (University of the State of Rio de Janeiro) found that the inauguration of the UPPs (Police Pacification Units) have reduced the rates of violent deaths, such as [...]
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I don’t mean to brag, but after working about fourteen hours yesterday, publishing our Online edition, having a couple wind-down beverages, then waking up with fresh eyes – the news we put together this week is pretty impressive. The timing of President Rousseff’s speech at the UN and our [...]
By Nathan Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Almost a year after police forces invaded the vast sprawling community, the notorious and often violent favela Rocinha is slated to receive its incoming Police Pacifying Unit (UPP) today. The unit, comprised of around 700 military police, is milestone in the peace process that [...]
By Julia Averbuck, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the night of Thursday, September 13th, military policeman Diego Bruno Barbosa Henriques was shot and killed in Rocinha while doing his rounds on foot. In a rash of violence some associate to the impending arrival of the UPP (Police Pacification Unit), this is now [...]
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Three years ago Rio had its first Gringos Cup in Copacabana, with football (soccer) teams were made up of players from all over the world. This year, Igor Barbosa has organized for the same championship to take place in Rocinha on Saturday 25th August. It [...]
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