Monthly Archives: March 2014

Originally posted on Displaced Stories:
Today is the first day of spring which is also celebrated as Nowruz, Persian new year. More than 300 million people worldwide celebrate this time of the year and a city like Tehran becomes more…

Originally posted on Rio Then:
Above you can see a September 1932 advert from the magazine Vida Doméstica about a project called Gavelandia, in São Conrado. The then-deserted neighborhood started to interest investors and the advert to occupy the area…

Originally posted on Rio Then:
(click here to enlarge) This is a map of Rocinha’s evolution in terms of territorial occupation, from the 1940s til 2005. A note on the yellow section. “From 1950 to 1960 alone, the favela’s growth…

Originally posted on Zobo With A Shotgun | Portfolio of reviews, editorials, podcasts & more:
Finding something as beautiful and haunting as Junk Head 1 doesn’t happen often, and the only reason for my stumbling upon this was due to the…

Originally posted on Simon and Sue's Mid Life Gap Year:
Raving in Rio Well what can you say? Rio is a crazy town which needs no excuse to party and drink at the best of times, so when carnival…

Originally posted on No Se Mancha:
Brazilian economist Carlos Góes on the libertarian roots of Conditional Cash Transfer programs A good idea- but where did it come from? Milton Friedman and Lula would agree on this one. And that might catch…

Originally posted on Gallery in the Park:
Construction work at the Gallery has very definitely moved from the rear of the building and there is now also considerable activity at the Oxford Road side too. Over the last few weeks,…

Originally posted on BlackAndRedFlag:
Here is a video of just some of the acts of violence by the Greater Manchester Police. This has to be the most ever seen at one protest. SEE VIDEO:- Click here >>> Police brutality compilation…

Originally posted on American of London:
Some things are so great that they live beyond their years. They become more than stories. They become the things of legends. The best of these legends are what happen on that perfect (or…