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Demonstrators take to the streets to defend Lula's legacy in the favelas. Photo: Bárbara Dias/RioOnWatch
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March in Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela, Rocinha, Prefaced Highest Vote Share for Lula in the City [PHOTO-ESSAY]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • November 10, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday afternoon, October 29, a few hours before the 2022 runoff presidential election, as then-candidate Lula marched along Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, […]

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Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network Holds World CleanUp Day Teach-In in Vila Cruzeiro Favela with Transvida Recycling Cooperative [VIDEO]

By Sustainable Favela Network • November 9, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On September 17, World CleanUp Day, Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) members came together with community youth in Vila Cruzeiro, in the Penha Complex of favelas in the city’s […]

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Lula Elected President of Brazil in Historic Win Including Critical Rio de Janeiro Favelas

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães • November 4, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro, Lula beat Bolsonaro in the electoral zones that include the favelas of Complexo do Alemão, Penha, and Maré, as well as City of God, Rio das Pedras […]

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Food Sovereignty in the Favela! Sustainable Favela Network Event Plants Seeds of Food Sovereignty in Complexo da Penha [VIDEO]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin, Isaac Goodwin • November 2, 2022

 Clique aqui para Português On August 6, Serra da Misericórdia, the largest remaining forest in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, hosted the first in-person post-pandemic exchange organized by the city’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN).* […]

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The Victory of Marielle Franco’s Successors in Rio’s Elections

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Felicity Clarke • October 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Citizens of Rio de Janeiro state had a shock on the night of October 2, or at least those that believed the opinion polls. The margin of error was much greater […]

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