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Third Annual ‘Black July’ Begins in Rio, Denouncing Global Trend in Racism and Militarization

By Agência de Notícias das Favelas • Translation by Sharon Gogar • July 24, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published by Agência de Notícias das Favelas click here. Julho Negro (“Black July”) is a joint international event against militarization and racism around the world. This year, […]

#EvictionsWatch

‘They Seized My House, and That Was It’: Four Years Later, World Cup Evictees Question Their Unnecessary Removal

By Júlia Dias Carneiro • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • July 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Júlia Dias Carneiro published by BBC News Brasil click here. Romildo Ramos’ land was an “entire ranch”—with fruit trees, drinking water and a house constructed with […]

#CommunityMedia

#FavelaLivesMatter Protest in Rio: ‘I sent him clean to school, he returned covered in blood’

By Rithyele Dantas • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Rithyele Dantas published by Jornalistas Pretas click here. Last Thursday, June 28, hundreds of people gathered in Cinelândia, downtown Rio, to march on the […]

#MarielleLegacy

Marielle Franco’s Letter to the ‘Bastard Students’ of Exclusive Rio University

By Cheyne Bull, Marielle Franco • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 7, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Nearly three months after the March 14 assassination of Rio City Councillor Marielle Franco, police have yet to provide a definitive answer to “Who killed Marielle?” A black, bisexual mother from […]

#CommunityMedia

The Solution for the Crisis is in the Favelas and Peripheries [INTERVIEW]

By Luís Brasilino • Translation by Júlia Hara Medeiros • April 30, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Luís Brasilino published by Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil click here.  Who are the new collectives tackling the collision of crises that has affected Brazil these […]

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