What's Happening on Rio's Beaches?
What's Happening on Rio's Beaches?
By
Brendan O'Boyle
Renewed violence on popular Rio de Janeiro beaches has prompted efforts to restrict access. Civil society is pushing back.
A civil society group is resisting government efforts to restrict access to some Rio de Janeiro beaches, announcing a plan for thousands of the city's favela residents to travel en masse to a popular Ipanema beach on October 4.
Papo Reto Coletivo, an independent media group based in Rio’s expansive Complexo do Alemão favela, is coordinating the event to promote representation of favela residents on beaches in Rio’s wealthy southern neighborhoods. On their Facebook page, the group says, “We are going to...
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