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Residents’ Perceptions of a Favela River: Memory, Environmental Recovery and Community Belonging on the Banks of the Cascata River

By Renan Oliveira • Translation by Ezra Spira-Cohen • July 31, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on water issues and the LGBTQIAPN+ […]

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Quilombo dos Palmares: A Lesson in Living Resistance [VIDEO]

By Tassia Di Carvalho • Translation by Felicity Clarke, Nicholas Miller • July 25, 2023

 Clique aqui para Português This video report pays a visit to Quilombo dos Palmares (1605-1695), the greatest symbol of Black resistance in Brazilian history, and its significance for the representation of Black Brazilian people, […]

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Memory of Pride: Arts Occupation ‘Night of the Stars’ Pays Homage to the Legacy of LGBTQIAPN+ Resistance in Maré [IMAGES]

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • July 8, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on water issues and the […]

*Highlight

Ẹbí Project Offers Afrocentric Education for Families in Rio’s Favelas and Peripheries

By Gabriela Anastacia • Translation by Cristina Fornara • June 30, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Mães de Cria and the Coronavirus Pandemic On May 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the Covid-19 global emergency. Over three years later, the impacts of the […]

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A Poetic Look at Museum Week in Cantagalo: The Favela is the Museum!

By Marcos Vinicios de Souza • Translation by Staff • June 3, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Brazil’s 21st Annual Museum Week took place from May 15 to 21, 2023, with the theme “Museums, Sustainability, and Well-being.” The Favela Museum (MUF), located in the Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo (PPG) […]

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