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“Next to those in charge, those kids lying dead on the ground are as dangerous as clowns”

By Mariana Albanese • Translation by Tom Winterbottom • February 15, 2014

For the original by Mariana Albanese in Portuguese published on the Carta Capital blog Negro Belchoir click here.  The actions and the images are shocking, and yet they are celebrated on the BOPE Facebook page. […]

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Cable Car is Still a Source of Controversy

By Viva Favela • Translation by Amanda Bradshaw • January 3, 2014

For the original in Portuguese in Viva Favela click here. More than two years after the inauguration of the cable car in Complexo do Alemão, inspired by the model from Colombia, it’s still generating controversy. […]

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“Beltrame, We Don’t Accept Losing Another Generation”

By Mônica Francisco • Translation by Kayla Boisvert • November 28, 2013

Last Tuesday November 19, an interview with Rio State Security secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, was published in which he claimed that Rio may have to lose a generation before the situation of violence in Rio’s […]

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Racism and Health in Brazil

By Thamyra Thamara de Araújo, Thiago Ansel • Translation by Lee Weingast • November 25, 2013

For the original by Thamyra Thamara and Thiago Ansel in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. Racial discrimination is a common theme both in TV dramas and news, which portray occasional attacks or conflicts in […]

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Community Photographers Observe the Pacification Operation in Lins [IMAGES]

By Luiz Baltar, Naldinho Lourenço, Ratão Diniz, Vitor Madeira • Translation by Elizabeth Gladding • October 16, 2013

This post is a contribution to Blog Action Day 2013 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme, Human Rights. For the original by Luiz Baltar, Ratão Diniz, Vitor Madeira and Naldinho Lourenço in Portuguese in Imagens […]

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