Voz das Comunidades (Voice of the Communities) is a non-governmental institution with a journalistic focus that advocates for social responsibility and cultural events organized by favela residents.
The slums of Brazil are notorious for crime, poverty and their rundown appearance. But two artists are helping transform these areas - with a lick of paint. Jeroen Koolhaas (left) and Dre Urhahn are ...
A walk through Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal favela is a full sensory experience on any given day. The smell of grilled meat mixes with that of exhaust from motorcycle taxis traversing the slum’s corridors ...
In 2008, former Summit County local Scott Miles had hit rock bottom. Depressed and frustrated, Miles had watched his marriage fall apart and his career as a sales and marketing manager for Keystone ...
Bonita walks every morning past the colorful walls at the entrance of Favela Haiti, in Vila Prudente (eastern zone of São Paulo). Made up and wearing the city government uniform, she disagrees with ...
The idea of Arts Visalia's latest virtual exhibit was planted over a year ago when Eddie Salas wanted to expose a new generation to Chicano art, including the work of his late friend Ricardo Favela, ...
Claudio Miranda never let having little stop him from dreaming big. He was raised by immigrant parents in the favela (squatter settlement) Jardim Ângela in São Paulo, Brazil, which – along with two ...
A walk through Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal favela is a full sensory experience on any given day. The smell of grilled meat mixes with that of exhaust from motorcycle taxis traversing the slum’s corridors ...
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