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View from Manguinhos. Photo by Edilano Cavalcante
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Manguinhos’ Struggles and Resistance During the Pandemic, Debated by Residents and Activists

By Thomas Maggiola • August 10, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the Covid-19 and its impact on the favelas and part of our series covering 2020’s Black July. On July 28, as part of the 5th […]

#CoronavirusWatch

How the Pandemic Exposes the Housing Crisis in Brazil

By Juliana Domingos de Lima • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • August 7, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. For the original article published in Portuguese by Juliana Domingos de Lima published by Nexo, click here.  Repossessions […]

Orientation on how to use mask, in Laboriaux, on June 3, 2020. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira
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Community Health Agents Unite with ‘Rocinha Resists’ Network in Solidarity Campaign [IMAGES]

By Alexandre Cerqueira • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • August 6, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. Photo-essay by Alexandre Cerqueira.  The Rocinha favela-based mobilization network Rocinha Resists has been acting since 2018, organizing events […]

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Resilient Favela Community Organizations During the Pandemic: Hear the Activists Speak [VIDEO]

By Emily Zislis • August 4, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article on Covid-19 and its impact on the favelas.  On July 16, the Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN)* Environmental Education Working Group held the online teach-in “How […]

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What Covid-19 Reveals about Digital Inclusion’s Role in the Right to Education for Favela Uni Students

By Julio Santos Filho • August 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. This year, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the education sector, like all aspects of human life, was forced to […]

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