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Tensest Week Yet: Vila Autódromo Sends Out SOS as Shock Troops Return in Force

By Cerianne Robertson, Meg Healy • February 23, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Shock troops and the Municipal Guard were once again deployed in Vila Autódromo on Monday February 22, this time to reposition the wooden wall they had erected on January 13. On the […]

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Candomblé Priestess in Vila Autódromo Received Death Threats to Make Way for 2016 Olympics

By Heloisa Helena Costa Berto • Translation by Christopher Owens, Emma Platais, Luana Gama • February 23, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the second letter sent by Heloisa Helena Costa Berto and published on RioOnWatch. Read her first letter, published on September 17, 2015, here. I have spent the past month […]

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The Daily Challenges Facing Moto-Taxi Drivers in Complexo do Alemão

By Henrique Pio Barbosa • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • February 19, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Henrique Pio Barbosa published in Voz das Comunidades click here.  Rio de Janeiro is the city with the most favela residents in Brazil. These communities have […]

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Olympic Park Construction Prevents Candomblé Priestess from Going Home [IMAGES]

By Matias Maxx • Translation by Wendy Turner • February 18, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Matias Maxx in Portuguese published in VICE click here. Heloísa Helena Costa Berto, Luizinha of Nanã, is an Afro-Brazilian who has devoted herself to candomblé for over 40 years. […]

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Favelados 2.0: The Importance of Maker Culture in Favelas

By Debora Pio • Translation by Alice Lupton • February 16, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Debora Pio in Portuguese published in Viva Favela click here. A team of favela residents involved in web culture and who develop their own projects using digital platforms are […]

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