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Urbanist on Favelas Writes About Vila Autódromo in Book About the Olympics

By Lucas Altino, Theresa Williamson • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 1, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Catalytic Communities* Executive Director Theresa Williamson was interviewed by O Globo about her chapter entitled, ‘Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small Favela of Vila Autódromo’s Fight Opened a Path […]

#EvictionsWatch

SOS Araçatiba Community in Guaratiba Faces Imminent Evictions

By Tyler Strobl • May 30, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In October 2017, three small houses under construction were marked and subsequently demolished in the small favela of Araçatiba, Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, destroying families’ physical and monetary investment and […]

#MarielleLegacy

Paloma Gomes: ‘I Am Because Marielle Will Always Be’ #MarielleLegacy [INTERVIEW]

By Edilano Cavalcante • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 29, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In the two and a half months since the assassination of Marielle Franco, hundreds of articles, protests, meetings, and tributes have been organized in honor of the councilwoman who surprised Brazil […]

Periferias por Bira Carvalho
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Institute Launches Journal to Disrupt Hegemonic Thinking, Speaks of ‘Potency of Peripheries’

By Edmund Ruge • May 28, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, May 19, the Maria and João Aleixo Institute (IMJA) launched PERIPHERIES Journal, a biannual publication on the power of the world’s peripheral territories. Available online for free and in […]

#CommunityMedia

‘Favelas in Photo’ Event Series Goes to Santa Marta [IMAGES]

By Antoine Horenbeek • May 27, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The fourth meeting of Favelas em Foto (Favelas in Photo) took place in Santa Marta on Saturday, May 19, organized by the photography collective Favela em Foco (Favela in Focus) in partnership with the […]

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