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Parliamentary Front Against Evictions: Threatened Favelas Criticize City’s Actions

By Sophy Chan • August 16, 2018

On Friday, August 3, the Parliamentary Front Against Removals, Evictions, and the Violation of the Right to Housing hosted a public debate entitled “Housing Rights and the Fight Against Evictions” at City Hall. With over […]

*Highlight

‘Master of the Peripheries’ Award Recognizes Marielle, Conceição Evaristo, Nêgo Bispo, Ailton Krenak

By Edmund Ruge • August 14, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On the evening of Wednesday, August 8, hundreds of spectators packed the Galpão Bela Maré community center for the first-ever “Master of the Peripheries” award ceremony. The award is dedicated to “stimulate […]

#HousingWatch

Two Years After Rio Olympics, Vila Autódromo Celebrates ‘Glorious Victory,’ Looks Toward the Future

By Adam Talbot • August 11, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On August 5, 2016, the Olympic Games began in Rio de Janeiro. As teargas choked protesting activists outside Maracanã Stadium, a tiny fraction of the original residents of Vila Autódromo were busy moving into […]

*Highlight

Resignifying Favelas Based on Their Core Qualities Discussed at 14th Annual BRASA Conference

By Sabrina Magalhães • Translation by Melinda Gurr • August 9, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On July 28, Catalytic Communities (CatComm)* organized a panel entitled “Resignifying Favelas Based on Core Qualities: History, Solutions, Resilience, Resourcefulness” as part of the 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) […]

#MarielleLegacy

Marielle Franco Seminar Marks 26th Int’l Day of Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women

By Jack Morris • August 6, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, July 25, a different type of fight took place in the martial arts gym of the nonprofit organization Fight for Peace: a fight against violence and discrimination against Afro-Brazilian women. […]

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