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Tag Archives: Sérgio Cabral
Rio’s Favelas Take A Hit
File March 29, 2011 Background Information: The Pastoral Das Favelas, one of the leading organizations in defending the rights of Rio’s favela residents, hosts bi-monthly meetings to keep city residents abreast on developments in government efforts to evict community residents. Participants take this opportunity to share bits of information, and get a handle on what’s going in different parts of … Read More
Posted in Community Development Tagged Borel, Defensoria Publica, Eduardo Paes, Favelas, Laboriaux, Nilson Bruno Filho, Pastoral das Favelas, Rio de Janeiro, Roberta Fraenkel, Rocinha, Sérgio Cabral Comments Off
Elections, Public Policies and Other Updates
The elections are over in Brazil. Dilma Rouseff of the Worker’s Party (PT) comfortably won the Presidency, although the election had to go to a second round. She is Brazil’s first female president. Like most political leaders, she has been both praised and criticized. Dilma was handpicked by Lula to succeed his two term presidency. With Lula’s enviable popularity and … Read More
Posted in What's Happening in Rio Tagged Community Development, Dilma Rouseff, Eduardo Paes, Sérgio Cabral, Units of Peacemaking Police, UPPs Comments Off
