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Unit to Potentialize the Poor: The New Utopian UPP

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Alice Lupton • September 9, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Cléber Araujo, resident of Complexo do Alemão, published in Agência de Notícias da Favela, click here. This is a satirical piece. After various meetings and revisions given the countless […]

#CommunityMedia

Alemão Residents Make Waves With Their Own Comedy Channel, With International Viewers [VIDEO]

By Melissa Cannabrava • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • September 8, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, by Melissa Cannabrava, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. The actors behind the characters ‘100g’ and ‘Jurubeba’ aim for success and hope to show there is much more […]

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“I will leave my house, but not the struggle” – Jane Nascimento, during her eviction from Vila Autódromo

By Alexandre Magalhães • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 17, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Jane is one of the most important figures in the fight against favela evictions in Rio de Janeiro today. She has always been tireless in her fight: speaking out not just in […]

by Community Contributors

Dona Alba and The Now Defunct Waldemar Falcão School in Rocinha

By Zé Luis S. Lima • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • August 13, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Zé Luis S. Lima, published in Viva Rocinha, click here.  1971 was a real milestone year in my life. I was eight years old and in the second grade. […]

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Rooftop as a Stage for Dreams: Meet Maré’s New Children’s Choir

By Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Sheila Taylor • August 3, 2015

Clique aqui para Português At the Piscinão de Ramos, part of Complexo da Maré’s leisure park, Geise Freitas’ routine is different to that of other homemakers. She hosts about 50 children on her rooftop for music […]

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