Tag: maré
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Starting at 4PM, this Thursday, July 12th there will be a march, entitled ‘Quanto Mais Tem Que Morrer Pra Essa Guerra Acabar?’ (How Many More Have to Die for This...
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Thursday, April 26th, Circo Voador, in Lapa, hosts the show "Marielle Gigante" (Giant Marielle), a homage to the Carioca councilwoman who was brutally murdered on March 14, 2018. Several...
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – From May 14th through 19th the LabCriativo project will present seven collaborative works by twenty Brazilian and British artists and scholars. The works, which range from installations to performances...
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro's Military Police (PM) force has started to take over command in the Complexo da Maré favela communities from the currently stationed national army forces. The handover will...
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Around 2,000 residents of Rio de Janeiro's Complexo do Maré favela and hundreds of its supporters gathered on Tuesday to protest against the excessive police violence in their community, which...
