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#EvictionsWatch

Four Eviction Tactics Used by Rio Authorities, and How Favela Residents Have Fought Back

By Anna Jönsson • July 18, 2018

Clique aqui para Português As of 2015, the City of Rio’s own data showed that 22,059 families (an estimated 77,000 individuals) across the city had been evicted from their homes since 2009, whether in the […]

Protesters fill Rio Branco avenue. Photo: Dani Orofino / CHAMA Agência Rede
#InterventionWatch

120 Days: Mothers of Slain Children March for Marielle Demanding End to State Violence

By Edmund Ruge • July 16, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On the night of Thursday, July 12, protesters flooded downtown Rio, marching in remembrance of city councilor Marielle Franco and victims of police violence throughout Rio de Janeiro. Saturday, July 14 […]

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Teenager from Penha, 2018 Street Child World Cup Champion, Shares Impressions from Moscow

By Ana Clara Ferreira da Silva • Translation by Melinda Gurr • July 15, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The 2018 World Cup in Russia is coming to an end, but 15-year-old Ana Clara Ferreira da Silva and her friends from Penha, in Rio’s North Zone, have already won the championship […]

#EvictionsWatch

‘They Seized My House, and That Was It’: Four Years Later, World Cup Evictees Question Their Unnecessary Removal

By Júlia Dias Carneiro • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • July 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Júlia Dias Carneiro published by BBC News Brasil click here. Romildo Ramos’ land was an “entire ranch”—with fruit trees, drinking water and a house constructed with […]

#MarielleLegacy

Six ‘Black Women for Marielle’ Pre-Candidates Emphasize Importance of Black Representation in Politics

By Sabrina Magalhães • Translation by Cheyne Bull • July 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On June 28, the “Black Women for Marielle” roundtable—featuring six black pre-candidates standing for the October elections—was organized at Casa das Pretas (Black Women’s House) in Lapa. The event focused on the importance […]

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