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‘Silvery Rain’ from Italo-Argentine Ternium Brasil Steel Mill Harms Health, Economy, and Environment in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone

By Lucas Novello, Vinícius Ribeiro • Translation by Staff • May 22, 2024

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of 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 environmental justice in the favelas […]

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Razia Khanom, VP of London Community Land Trust: ‘The Community Spirit of Favelas Should Be Implemented in the UK’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Razia Khanom, Vice-President of the London Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused on collective ownership of land […]

Ashley Allen, the executive director of the Houston Community Land Trust. Photo: Bárbara Dias
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Ashley Allen, Executive Director of the Houston Community Land Trust: ‘There Should be a Global Summit for Housing’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 11, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Ashley Allen, executive director of the Houston Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused […]

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Complexo da Penha Hosts the 1st International Favelas Conference: Proposals Will Be Taken to the G20 Summit in November

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • May 11, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The 1st International Favelas’ Conference (IFC20) was held at the Central Única de Favelas (CUFA) headquarters in Complexo da Penha, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, on Monday, April […]

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Mirante Project: After Jacarezinho Massacre and Countless Others, New Investigative Methods Will Be Applied to Police Violence in Favelas

By Ramon Vellasco • Translation by Nathan Bergrin • April 30, 2024

Clique aqui para Português During the transition from 2023 to 2024, while most of Rio de Janeiro joyfully celebrated the world’s largest New Year’s Eve party, the Jacarezinho favela in the North Zone experienced a […]

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