Tag: rio de janeiro

• “Brazil is Synonymous with Inequality”: Aerial Images Reveal Wealth Gap in Brazilian Cities

  December 29, 2020

  Most people are familiar with the concept of social and economic inequality, but although it affects a large part of the world’s population, it is still somewhat abstract for many… more ›

• ‘Instead of doctors, they send police to kill us’: locked-down Rio faces deadly raids

  May 18, 2020

  Maria Diva do Nascimento was worried as she set off for her job at one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest hospitals wearing a face mask she hoped would keep her… more ›

• Rio: Beyond the Map

  November 2, 2017

  Rio: Beyond the Map » Explore images, artifacts and more in high resolution. more ›

• The Rio Olympics: Surveillance for the poor,…

  August 13, 2016

  The Rio Olympics: Surveillance for the poor, control for the rich » As crowds gather to watch the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, there will be giant eyes-in-the-sky watching them… more ›