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A Multiethnic Community Land Trust With Eminent Domain: Boston’s Dudley Neighbors Incorporated

By Felipe Litsek, Lara Masetto • Translation by Staff • May 3, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is the first in a series of articles about Community Land Trust (CLT) experiences around the world. We selected a few specific cases based on their importance for the context […]

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A Colonial Amefrican Wound: DNA Tests Provide Clues of Black and Indigenous Ancestry in Brazil

By Gisele Moura, Julio Santos Filho, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez, Sofi-Nicole Barreiro • March 21, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the final contribution to our award-winning, year-long reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro. Having undergone DNA ancestry tests, […]

Amazon rainforest on fire near Rio Branco, in Porto Velho, Brazilian state of Rondônia. FC: Christian Braga/Greenpeace
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Brazilians Are More Concerned With Climate Change than US or Ireland, Across Political and Socioeconomic Categories, Report Finds

By Enrico Fedi • March 12, 2022

On March 9, 2022, the Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio), in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Ipec Inteligência, organized an online event to communicate […]

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The Significant Political Advocacy of Brazil’s Black Coalition for Rights

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez, Sofi-Nicole Barreiro • February 27, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a series of four on Brazil’s Black Coalition for Rights and is also the latest contribution to our award-winning reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social […]

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New Sustainable Favela Network Map Makes Palpable The Sheer Diversity of Favela Solutions [IMAGES]

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Clau Guimarães • February 21, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)* recently launched an update to its Sustainable Favela Network Map. The results were presented during its last meeting of 2021, with 79 network members in attendance […]

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  • In an Act of Religious Racism, Arson Destroys Garden of Sacred Herbs Created by Award-Winning Activist and Candomblé Priestess
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 10, 2022
  • Our Anti-racist Grand Finale: Video Brings Voices from the Year-Long Series ‘Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas’ [VIDEO]
    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022
  • Four Years Without Marielle: A Living Legacy in Politics for Black Brazilian Women
    By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 24, 2022

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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