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Activists and Communicators Discuss ‘Police Operations in Favelas During the Pandemic’

By Thomas Maggiola • June 17, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.  On May 28, Rio de Janeiro’s branch of Brazil’s national health institute, Fiocruz, through their new […]

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Check Out the Teach-In: ‘Food Sovereignty in Favelas During the Pandemic’ [VIDEO]

By Giovanna Sabini-Leite • June 9, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. On Brazil’s Rural Workers’ Day, May 25, Rio de Janeiro’s […]

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‘Not from Gunshots, Covid, or Hunger! Black People Want to Live!’ Favelas Take Streets to Fight Racism

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Edmund Ruge • June 8, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. “Marielle asked, and I ask too: how many more will have to die for this war […]

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Black Lives Matter Protest Gathers Hundreds at Rio Governor’s Palace

By Edmund Ruge • June 1, 2020

Clique aqui para Português Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the office of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel on May 31, protesting the deaths of black and favela youth at the hands of the police. […]

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‘How to Talk About Coronavirus in the Favelas?’ Virtual Teach-In With Favela Organizers [VIDEO]

By Anouk Aflalo Doré, Cormac Whitney Low • Translation by Cheyne Bull • May 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. On April 20, Catalytic Communities (CatComm),* through its Sustainable Favela […]

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