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Black July 2018 Begins with ‘Candelária Never Again!’ Demonstration

By Rithyele Dantas • Translation by Melinda Gurr • July 26, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Twenty-five years ago, a great tragedy bloodily marked the history of Rio de Janeiro. In remembrance, dozens of human rights groups gathered on Monday, July 23 at the Nossa Senhora da […]

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Favela Media Activism: Counterpublics for Human Rights in Brazil [BOOK REVIEW]

By Sharonya Vadakattu • July 25, 2018

Clique aqui para Português  Armed with an evolving blend of journalism and technology, previously marginalized citizens have newfound capacity to make their voices heard among residents of their communities and among the general public. This […]

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Lethality in Rio and the Baixada Demands the Construction of a ‘Pact for Life’

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • July 17, 2018

Clique aqui para Português  Disposable subjects, criminalized by poverty, unworthy of life. Neither the facts produced by academic studies nor the calls of activists from human rights movements seem to matter. The impression is that […]

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#FavelaLivesMatter Protest in Rio: ‘I sent him clean to school, he returned covered in blood’

By Rithyele Dantas • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Rithyele Dantas published by Jornalistas Pretas click here. Last Thursday, June 28, hundreds of people gathered in Cinelândia, downtown Rio, to march on the […]

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Community Media Profile: Fala Manguinhos!

By Stefanie Bessler • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • June 15, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Check out the complete series of community media profiles here. For the last four years the Community Communications Agency Fala Manguinhos! has functioned as a megaphone that amplifies the voices of Complexo de Manguinhos residents both […]

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