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Creative Business: The Unique Driver of Entrepreneurship in Maré

By Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Jiselle Steele • April 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, enterprising residents with their own businesses respond to their neighbors’ needs. In the favela complex of Maré alone, there are over 140,000 residents spread across 17 favelas. Each […]

#CommunityMedia

‘Social Crucifixion of the Favelado’ Performed this Good Friday in Rocinha Open Air Theatre

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Desirée Poets • March 29, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Via Sacra da Rocinha, Rocinha’s ‘Way of the Cross’ enactment, was conceived by Aurélio Mesquita—the former director of the production. Having encountered the book O Homem de Nazaré – a Via Sacra […]

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Carnival and Resistance: Unidos de Manguinhos and the Revival of a Dream [INTERVIEW]

By Edilano Cavalcante, Renata Dutra • Translation by Cheyne Bull • March 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Since 1964, Complexo de Manguinhos, a group of favelas in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, has been represented at Carnival by the samba school Unidos de Manguinhos (Manguinhos United), a school that is as […]

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Nova Iguaçu’s Catholic Church Organizes Meeting On Overcoming Violence

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Júlia Hara Medeiros • March 9, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Overcoming violence is the theme of the 2018 Fraternity Campaign, launched in Rio de Janeiro on February 17 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian. The campaign, first created in 1964 by […]

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‘Surubinha de Leve’ For Whom?—Reflections on Sexism, Culture, and Class [OPINION]

By Edilano Cavalcante • Translation by Cheyne Bull • February 14, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Brazilian music was going well until the release of [funk song] “Só Surubinha de Leve”—translated as “Just a Little Orgy.” The song has generated controversy and a ton of hypocrisy. Many […]

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