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the kingdom of heaven

leavingoxford wrote 19 hours ago: A home in the favelas “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven … more →

Tags: church, Emergent and Missional, Jesus, prison ministry, Missions, the poor

Slavoj Žižek - BBC HARDtalk (3 Parts)

Apollo wrote 1 day ago: … more →

Tags: Slavoj Žižek, Various Talks, Philosophy, planned economy, glorification of power, Interview, Debate, Politics, zizek

my interview with joel bergner, washington dc mural artist2 comments

banafsheh ghassemi wrote 1 week ago: joel bergner is a washington dc based mural artist, by the way of chicago, san francisco, rio de jan … more →

Tags: Street Art, washington dc, guerilla art, mural, Joel Bergner, columbia heights, Brazil, Bloombars

Daily International News 11.17.09

politicspwn3d wrote 1 week ago: Daily International News 11.17.09 Source: New York Times; Obama shakes hands with students at a Town … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, AfPak, Al Jazeera, anti-graft unit, AP, BBC, carbon cuts, Chimerica, Hu Jintao

The New Gated Communities

smallin wrote 2 weeks ago: But this time, they’re not to keep the “poor” out… Since the beginning of th … more →

Tags: Urban Poverty, Brazil

Business life in Rocinha favela

Brazil Institute wrote 3 weeks ago: Samantha Pearson-The Financial Times, 11/04/09 A group of teenagers loitering outside Bob’s, Brazil’ … more →

Tags: Urban Issues, Rio de Janeiro, slums, inequality, Urban Violence, Favela Tour, rocinha

Looking forward to Rio

hollywallis2 wrote 1 month ago: Rio deserved to win! Early this month, Rio de Janeiro battled Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo to win the O … more →

Tags: Thinking About the News, Rio de Janeiro, Olympic Bid, South American, Brazil, Olympics, Global Recession, Eduardo Paes, Games budget

Craiova

administrator wrote 1 month ago: On my way to Arad, I had the occasion to watch the outskirts of Craiova. Oh my fucking god! And I wa … more →

Tags: craiova, Arad, Olt, Dolj

Brazil vows to fight gangs, Rio death toll hits 21

Brazil Institute wrote 1 month ago: Alan Clendenning-The Associated Press, 10/19/09 Brazil’s president promised Monday to battle d … more →

Tags: Security, 2016 Olympics, Urban Violence

Photo Fund Update Part 2: What Andre Cypriano has to say about working in "no-go-zones"

Zara Katz wrote 1 month ago: “I look people in the eyes. I don’t go in there as a photographer. The experience is more impo … more →

Tags: Photo Fund Winners, poverty, Prison, survival, Brazil

Photo Fund Winner Update: Andre Cypriano

Zara Katz wrote 1 month ago: Brazilian photographer, Andre Cypriano prefers to photograph the unique and unusual aspects of disti … more →

Tags: Photo Fund Winners, poverty, Prison, survival, Brazil

I problemi degli "altri"!1 comment

Italianova wrote 1 month ago: Video realizzato a San Paolo: Perchè alcuni bambini di strada sono un nostro problema e altri no??? … more →

Tags: Brasil, Casa do Zezinho, ITALIANOVA

Olympic promise?

hopelens wrote 1 month ago: The announcement that the 2016 summer Olympic Games had been awarded to Rio was spun in the USA as m … more →

Tags: Religion and Spirituality, Crime, Culture, Headlines, Religion, Life, The News, 2016 olympic games, Rio de Janeiro

The Real Rio ! 2 comments

getmobetter wrote 1 month ago: If you ask me…Chicago did not stand a chance against Rio De Janeiro. The popular large city in … more →

Tags: MO MOtifs!, The Real Rio, Rio De Janiero, Olympic Bid, Chicago

Brazil’s turn1 comment

ntjr wrote 1 month ago: World Cup 2014, Olympic Games 2016… All the sports fans around the world now dream to go to Brazil i … more →

Tags: Economy, Sports, Brazil, Olympic games, Rio de Janeiro, Lula

This Week's Best Profile

wiedemar wrote 1 month ago: A timely story (conspicuously timely, some say) here: Jon Lee Anderson visits Rio’s gang-run f … more →

Tags: New Yorker, Jon Lee Anderson, Rio de Janeiro, Olympics

Everything ain't so pretty in Paradise...

Many.M. wrote 2 months ago: In 2000, Sandro Rosa Do Nascimento left a mark in all of Brasil…This incident is known as … more →

Tags: Bus 174, ônibus 174, Brasil

Surveillance cameras in the favelas...6 comments

David wrote 2 months ago: Well, my fears have it seems, been vindicated already. Earlier this year, as part of my case-study o … more →

Tags: Surveillance, CCTV, Vidéosurveillance, academic, Research, Brazil, Policing, urbanism, Civil Liberties

Adozioni o sostegno a distanza?1 comment

Italianova wrote 2 months ago: A complemento del post precedente, sollecitato da un lettore, aggiungo: non ci sono dubbi che ci sia … more →

Tags: adozioni, brasile, ITALIANOVA


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