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- [ September 21, 2023 ] Leaders at Ten Cultural Spaces, Art Centers, and Museums in Rio Create Climate Projects Using Culture, Art, and Sustainability by Community Contributors
- [ September 14, 2023 ] Rio de Janeiro Street Vendors’ Battle for Rights: My Informal Work Matters! [VIDEO] *Highlight
- [ September 12, 2023 ] ‘Monkeys’: A Transformative Theater Experience Confronting the Reality of Grieving Mothers and the Genocide of Black Brazilians [REVIEW] *Highlight
- [ September 10, 2023 ] Video Press Release: Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Grassroots Women’s Group Invites Press and Allies to Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias *Highlight
- [ September 9, 2023 ] The Babilônia Favela’s Solar Energy Tour & Sustainable Favela Network’s Solar Mini-Course [VIDEO] *Highlight
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by Community Contributors
Leaders at Ten Cultural Spaces, Art Centers, and Museums in Rio Create Climate Projects Using Culture, Art, and Sustainability
Clique aqui para Português “Creating awareness is a continuous process that we must incorporate into our daily lives. In this way, beginning with a big push, we are going to think about socio-environmental rights based […]
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Rio de Janeiro Street Vendors’ Battle for Rights: My Informal Work Matters! [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português This video-report shares accounts by three street vendors and shows the lived reality of informal workers on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. The video features Maria de Lourdes do Carmo, […]
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‘Monkeys’: A Transformative Theater Experience Confronting the Reality of Grieving Mothers and the Genocide of Black Brazilians [REVIEW]
Clique aqui para Português At the Firjan SESI Theater, located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, I had the opportunity to watch one of the final performances in the recent run of Monkeys, a monologue written […]
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Video Press Release: Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Grassroots Women’s Group Invites Press and Allies to Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias
Clique aqui para Português Press conference and launch event, on September 17, will bring together residents and allies responsible for the project. Click here to register. Watch and share the above video with English […]
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The Babilônia Favela’s Solar Energy Tour & Sustainable Favela Network’s Solar Mini-Course [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português On June 3, Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) launched a Mini-Course for Favela Solar Energy Ambassadors in the Babilônia favela, in the city’s South Zone. The gathering brought together community […]
by Community Contributors
In Rio Favela of Acari, ‘CineSoirée’ Nzinga of Angola Debates Popular Education, History and Afro-Brazilian Culture
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, June 24, St. John’s Day when many Rio de Janeiro locals gather to celebrate traditional June festivals, young residents in the favela of Acari and surrounding North Zone gathered […]
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
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Between the Political Right and Left, I Choose the Quilombo! [OPINION]
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our award-winning reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro. We hear about “right” and “left” all the time. […]
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A Deeply Personal In-Depth Account of the Typical Racism of Domestic Work in Brazil
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our award-winning reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro. This story, told by writer and former domestic worker […]
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I Want To Read Black Authors: When Will We See Proper Representation in Brazilian Schools and Universities? [OPINION]
Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on climate impacts and affirmative action in […]
Sustainable Favela Network
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Video Press Release: Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Grassroots Women’s Group Invites Press and Allies to Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias
Clique aqui para Português Press conference and launch event, on September 17, will bring together residents and allies responsible for the project. Click here to register. Watch and share the above video with English […]
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The Babilônia Favela’s Solar Energy Tour & Sustainable Favela Network’s Solar Mini-Course [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português On June 3, Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) launched a Mini-Course for Favela Solar Energy Ambassadors in the Babilônia favela, in the city’s South Zone. The gathering brought together community […]
Civil Society
1st National Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Expands Knowledge and Weaves Sustainability Among Favelas, Quilombos and Indigenous Communities Across Brazil [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português On June 6, 2023, 155 community organizers and allies from 12 Brazilian states—Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande […]
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Documentary on ‘Researching and Monitoring Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas’ Course Now With English Subtitles [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português The “Monitoring Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas” research course was initially conceived in late 2020 by favela collectives involved in the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard (PUF). The dozens […]
#CoronavirusWatch
Itaguaí Women’s Association of Warriors and Social Articulators (A.M.I.G.A.S.) Assists Engenho Women, Waste Pickers and Flood Victims Through Solidarity Kitchen, Education, Income Generation [PROFILE]
By Ben Bildsten • July 7, 2023
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Itaguaí Women’s Association—Warriors and Social Articulators (A.M.I.G.A.S.) Contact: Facebook | Instagram | +55 (21) […]
Climate Justice
Water and Energy Justice in Mesquita Favelas: Sustainable Favela Network Launches Data from Jacutinga, Coreia and Cosmorama
By Janaina Tavares • May 15, 2023
Clique aqui para Português On World Water Day, March 22, the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN), Favelas Unified Dashboard (PUF),* Grassroots Social Education in Solidarity Economy Nucleus (NESPES), Edson Passos Women’s Association (AMEPA), and the Fusion Social Center […]
Energy Justice
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Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
Watch the video that summarizes the Energy Justice and Efficiency Series with English subtitles here: Clique aqui para Português This article and the video above offer a summary and conclusion to the series ‘Energy […]
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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 […]
From the Archives: 2010-2023
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*HighlightSocial Constructions of the Favela Part 3: Favela Tourism as Resistance
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*HighlightEntering and Exiting Complexo do Alemão in Times of Violence and State Bankruptcy
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*HighlightQualities of Urban Informality: Case Study of Rio’s Favelas
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#CoronavirusWatchCoronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Part 3: Favela do Aço’s Resistance in the Face of Adversity
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*HighlightThe Essence of the Favela is Resistance [PODCAST]
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#EvictionsWatchIBGE Building Demolition, Part 1: Mayor Crivella Calls Former Occupants ‘Slaves’ [VIDEO]
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#EvictionsWatchThe Fate of Residents in Rio’s Skol Favela Illustrates How the Right to Housing is a Key Piece in Rio’s Political Game of Chess (Part 2)
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*HighlightRealizing Anti-Racist Education in Favelas: The PVNC and Educafro College Preparatory Exam Courses [PODCAST]
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#UPPWatchThe Army Serves For Everything, Except To Protect Those Who Live In Rocinha
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#Rio2016Rio Faces a “Blackout” in Urban Transport Planning