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I Was Fired Because I Dared to Leave the Slave Quarters

By Célio Gari • Translation by Emma Platais • May 21, 2015

For the original in Portuguese, by Célio Gari, published in Outras Palavras, click here. Many garis (trash collectors) have been persecuted after winning historic victories for their rights as workers. The City has dismantled leadership and favored subcontracting […]

Image from Folha de São Paulo
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Jeep Tour Not Well Received by Favela Residents

By Lana de Souza • Translation by Wendy Turner • May 19, 2015

For the original in Portuguese, by Lana de Souza, published in Coletivo Papo Reto, click here. According to residents of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, the presence of Jeep tours in their communities makes them feel like animals […]

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In Alemão: Rio State Free Wi-Fi Not Available to All

By Lucilene Santy • Translation by Luana Gama • April 7, 2015

For the original in Portuguese by Lucilene Santy, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. Many residents of Alemão still do not have access to the free Wi-Fi network, which today is fundamental for security. The project that offers […]

Gatos and abandoned phone company wires
by Community Contributors

The Owners of Electricity in Rocinha

By Zé Luis S. Lima • Translation by Lara Mancinelli • March 30, 2015

For the original in Portuguese by Zé Luis S. Lima, published in Viva Rocinha, click here. The year is 1970. When night began to fall in Rocinha it was time to light candles, gas lamps and oil […]

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38-Year-Old Woman Fatally Shot at Her Doorstep While Talking to Neighbors in Alemão

By Betinho Casas Novas • Translation by Margó Hufstetler • March 28, 2015

For the original in Portuguese by Betinho Casas Novas, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers from Complexo do Alemão arrived to assist Vanessa, but she did not survive the injuries. Just 38 […]

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