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- [ November 27, 2021 ] ‘Color of Mobility’ Project Addresses Cycling as a Form of Resistance: How Does Racism Affect Mobility by Bike? by Community Contributors
- [ November 24, 2021 ] School Flight In Relation to Race and the Pandemic in Rio de Janeiro by Community Contributors
- [ November 16, 2021 ] ‘Color of Mobility’ Project Discusses How Low Quality Transit Keeps Peripheral Communities Away from Services and Opportunities *Highlight
- [ November 12, 2021 ] The Ancestral Knowledge of Black Women and the Healing Power of Plants Grown by the Salgueiro Favela’s Herb Growers *Highlight
- [ November 10, 2021 ] In Rio, Experts Call For Tempered Enthusiasm on New Law to Deploy Police Body and Vehicle Cameras by Community Contributors
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This Week
by Community Contributors
‘Color of Mobility’ Project Addresses Cycling as a Form of Resistance: How Does Racism Affect Mobility by Bike?
Clique aqui para Português This is the third of three articles that cover the roundtable discussions of the Color of Mobility project. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: […]
by Community Contributors
School Flight In Relation to Race and the Pandemic in Rio de Janeiro
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” It is also part of a series created in […]
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‘Color of Mobility’ Project Discusses How Low Quality Transit Keeps Peripheral Communities Away from Services and Opportunities
Clique aqui para Português This is the second of three articles that cover the roundtable discussions of the Color of Mobility project. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in […]
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The Ancestral Knowledge of Black Women and the Healing Power of Plants Grown by the Salgueiro Favela’s Herb Growers
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
by Community Contributors
In Rio, Experts Call For Tempered Enthusiasm on New Law to Deploy Police Body and Vehicle Cameras
Clique aqui para Português The Jacarezinho massacre of May 6, the largest ever chronicled in the city of Rio, brought the oversight of police actions back into the public debate and to consideration by State […]
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‘Color of Mobility’ Project Addresses the Impacts of Racism on How Black Brazilians Transit Through Cities
Clique aqui para Português This is the first of three articles that cover the roundtable discussions of the Color of Mobility project. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism […]
Video stories
Black July: Against Racism, Militarization, and Apartheid
Understand Justice and Energy Efficiency in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
What’s a Favela Community Land Trust?
Podcasts
by Community Contributors
School Flight In Relation to Race and the Pandemic in Rio de Janeiro
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” It is also part of a series created in […]
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The Essence of the Favela is Resistance [PODCAST]
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
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The Emotional Health of Black Children and the Importance of Emotions [OPINION]
Clique aqui para Português This article, published in Portuguese on Brazil’s Children’s Day, illustrates the effects of racism on the mental health of black children. It is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, […]
Sustainable Favela Network
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Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled documentary is the latest contribution to our series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with […]
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Green Roofs or Air Conditioning in Parque Arará? Studies Show the Potential of Green Roofs in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
By Luis Cassiano Silva • Translation by Clau Guimarães, Gianna Giordani, Malena Galuccio • February 24, 2021
Clique aqui para Português This video report (with English subtitles) is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the […]
by International Observers
Lata Doida: Rhythm and Recycling in Realengo [PROFILE]
By Colin Andrew • April 30, 2020
Clique aqui para Português This is the tenth article in a year-long partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University to produce a series of monthly favela-sourced human rights and environmental justice reporting […]
by International Observers
The Transvida Recycling Cooperative and Kids’ Home of Dreams: Transformed Lives in Rio de Janeiro’s Favela of Vila Cruzeiro [PROFILE]
Clique aqui para Português This is the latest in a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Cooperativa Transvida (Transvida Cooperative) Contact: Facebook Year Founded: 2011 Community: Vila Cruzeiro, Complexo da Penha […]
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This Women’s Day, We Honor the Women Who Are Transforming Waste to Wonder in Rio Favelas
Clique aqui para Português This is the ninth article in a year-long partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University to produce a series of monthly favela-sourced human rights and environmental […]
by International Observers
The ‘Citizen Artists’ of Cine & Rock, in Rio das Pedras [PROFILE]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Cine & Rock Contact: Blog | Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2013 Community: Rio das Pedras Mission: To promote […]
Energy Justice
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Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing […]
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Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled documentary is the latest contribution to our series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with […]
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Electricity in Numbers: A Deep Dive into Energy Access, Public Lighting, and Security in the Favela of Morro do Sereno
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. This piece presents the results of a study carried out in the field, on the structure of […]
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Survey Reveals Residents’ Perception of Energy Service and Efficiency in Favelas of Maré
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. What is the perception of favela residents about the quality of energy service delivered to their […]
#CoronavirusWatch
Rising Gas Prices Threaten Favelas With Return to Firewood: Organizers Seek to Guarantee Cooking Gas
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas and on the coronavirus and its impacts on favelas. Brazil is experiencing a historic recession, exacerbated […]
by Community Contributors
In Brazil, Electricity Is Not a Social Right
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. Months ago, residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, Rocinha, created a WhatsApp group to denounce power […]
From the Archives: 2010-2021
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*HighlightFinal On-Site Sustainable Favela Exchange of 2018 Visits the Sepetiba Ecomuseum [VIDEO]
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#CoronavirusWatchManguinhos’ Struggles and Resistance During the Pandemic, Debated by Residents and Activists
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PoliciesPolice Seizure of Complexo do Alemão in Context
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#ParticipationWatchComparing Candidates: How Haddad and Bolsonaro Will Approach Favelas
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by Community Contributors‘Living Park’ Project in Parque da Cidade
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#EvictionsWatchResistance in Laboriaux, Rocinha, in Light of the Olympic Legacy of Removals
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#EvictionsWatchVila Autódromo Uses Aerial Map as Resistance Tool While Demolitions Continue [IMAGES & VIDEO]
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by International ObserversFirst Conference on Indigenous Policies Discusses Indigenous Peoples in the Urban Context
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#HousingWatch‘Favela Evictions in Rio de Janeiro’ Book Launch: Debating Rio’s Olympic Legacy
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by International ObserversRio Engineers and Representatives Criticize Water Utility Privatization at Roundtable on World Water Day