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When the Favela Occupies the University: Abraço das Favelas at UFRJ

By Priscilla Mayrink • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • May 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português From April 24 to 28, the Abraço das Favelas event brought artistic interventions and debates to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), an occasion organized by both student and non-student […]

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IBGE Occupation Eviction in Mangueira: ‘You have five minutes to leave’ [IMAGES]

By Émilie B. Guérette • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • May 9, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On April 27, the City of Rio de Janeiro took action to enforce a repossession order for the former Brazilian census bureau’s (IBGE – Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics) building […]

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‘Rocinha is Not a Monster’: Take a Stroll with Favela Activists in Rocinha

By Cheyne Bull • May 8, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Cosme Felippsen, co-guide for the Rolé dos Favelados (Stroll of the Favelados) last weekend in Rocinha, starts his tour by telling the group: “I don’t like the word tourism. For me it is […]

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MTST Occupies Land in Niterói, Demands Housing for Victims 8 Years After Bumba Tragedy

By Shawn Provost • May 7, 2018

Clique aqui para Português It has been nearly one month since the Landless Workers’ Movement (MTST) first occupied a parcel of land on the edge of the Washington Luís highway in the neighborhood of Sapê, […]

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Five of Slain Councillor Marielle Franco’s Bills Approved in Rio City Council

By Priscilla Mayrink • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 6, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, May 2, seven of City Councillor Marielle Franco’s bills went to vote in Rio de Janeiro’s City Council. With the galleries full and incredible public support, five proposed bills […]

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