Tag Archives: Brazil

Festival Cultura Digital – Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Fei An Tjan | 15 December 2011, 3:01 pm | tags: , , , , ,

A short summary of our experiences as map:m()b at the Cultura Digital Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Festival Cultura Digital is an International encounter where different people, projects and groups present themselves in order to strengthen an international network of people working in the field. Three days full of experiences exchanges, workshops and keynote speakers all treating the workings of the web, independent media, hacking and so much more.

New Media in Brazil: An interview with the curator of FILE

Juliana Paiva | 29 October 2011, 1:25 am | tags: , , , , , ,

FILE stands for International Festival of Electronic Language and is the biggest festival of new media in Brazil. The event happens annually in São Paulo and eventually in other cities of Brazil and holds projects, installations, screenings and presentations from all over the world. The organization of FILE is a non-governmental and non-profit group, all event entrances are  free. In…

De-Funkification? The Fight For The Right Of The Funkeiro

ellen sluis | 16 June 2011, 8:06 pm | tags: , , , , , , , ,

As a result of the “pacification” project through the implementation of a “peace police” (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro, which is intended to combat (armed) drugs trafficking and decrease violence in the favelas, the Baile Funk (Funk party) has become criminalised.

Amazonian Geeks and Social Activism: An Ethnographic Study

ellen sluis | 27 September 2010, 10:17 pm | tags: , , , , , ,

A couple of months ago I went to Brazil to conduct my MA reseach in the North of Brazil. This ethnographic study offers insight in the usage and appropriation of ICTs and the several projects and initiatives aiming at digital inclusion in this relatively isolated region.

Brazilian culture is free, collaborative and participatory

ellen sluis | 10 May 2010, 5:25 pm | 3 comments | tags: , , , ,

After only a few days in São Paulo, I could already feel the Brazilian creativity, inventiveness, the passion for free culture, collaboration, FLOSS, and alternative technology. They are positive, optimistic and embrace digital technologies for their changing and empowering potential.

Towards Digital Inclusion: Gathering, Digesting and Creating ICTs

ellen sluis | 16 February 2010, 8:54 pm | 8 comments | tags: , , , , , , ,

‘Problems are not a monopoly of the South and solutions are not a monopoly of the North’[1]. Particularly the latter part of this quote struck me, since within many studies on developmental aid and ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development) prevails the idea that the solutions will come from the north, that is, from the developed countries.