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Rocinha Sem Fronteiras Calls for Urgent Sanitation Works in Rocinha [VIDEO]

By Jody van Mastrigt, Meg Healy • September 1, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Three years after government officials announced that Rocinha in the South Zone would be the third favela in Rio to receive a cable car transport system from the second phase of the […]

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“We Verify the Truth They Leave Out”: Favela Journalists Speak at First Communication Congress

By Natalie Southwick • August 31, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, August 27, journalists, students and members of community media organizations from across Rio de Janeiro gathered at the Museu da Maré to debate the role of Rio’s community media in […]

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Amid Gold Medal Celebration, Activists Protest Police Violence and Demonstrate #HungerToLive

By Natalie Southwick • August 23, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Shortly after 8pm on Saturday, August 20, just as the thousands of fans packed into the Olympic Boulevard in Rio’s Port Region began celebrating Brazil’s victory in the gold medal soccer match, a group […]

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Meet the NGO with the Key to Cleaning the Famed Guanabara Bay [IMAGES]

By Christopher Peel • August 22, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On the northern edge of Nova Iguaçu in the Baixada Fluminense lies the district of Tinguá, home to roughly 5,000 people, waterways that flow into Guanabara Bay, and the start of the Tinguá […]

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The Sahara Tram: The Soul of Santa Teresa under Attack

By Maristela Grynberg • Translation by Felicity Clarke • August 16, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On August 27, 2011, there was a terrible accident on the Santa Teresa tram, or bonde, in the hilltop neighborhood in Central Rio which resulted in serious injuries and several deaths. Among […]

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