Fire hits area near Praça Onze subway station
A fire broke out near the Praça Onze subway station in Rio de Janeiro, causing smoke to infiltrate the station without reported injuries as of late afternoon.
Samba's Cradle, the old Praça Onze has the worst social indicator in Rio and becomes the target of Paes' works
The Praça Onze area in Rio de Janeiro, known for its historical significance to samba culture, is set for significant urban reform, aiming to improve its poor social indicators and transform the space with new housing and communal facilities.
Photo of Aunt Ciata's house, site of samba's pioneering meetings, found for the first time
The General Archive of the City of Rio de Janeiro has discovered a previously unseen photograph of the house in Praça Onze where Hilária Batista de Almeida, known as Aunt Ciata, lived and hosted early 20th-century samba gatherings.