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Federal Judge Upholds Eviction Mandate, Condemns Resistance in Praia do Sossego, Niterói [IMAGES]

By Ava Rose Hoffman • August 7, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Judge William Douglas of the Fourth Federal Circuit issued a decision on July 27 upholding the eviction mandate of subsistence fishing community Praia do Sossego in Niterói, the city located to Rio’s east across […]

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A Young Man’s Dreams in Complexo do Alemão

By Viviane Ribeiro • Translation by Wendy Turner • July 23, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Viviane Ribeiro, published in Jornal Alemão Notícias, click here.  At 16 years of age a young man has many dreams and so much is happening all around […]

Maria do Socorro, newly elected President of Indiana's Residents' Association
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Anti-Eviction Activist Wins Election in Indiana Favela

By Brooke Parkin • July 21, 2015

Clique aqui para Português As Rio de Janeiro prepares for the Olympic Games in just over a year’s time, a trend is emerging with community activists being elected to head Neighborhood Associations in a number of […]

Civil Society

Soccer Team in Complexo do Alemão in Urgent Need of Donations to Turn Dream into Reality

By Nicole Froio • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 20, 2015

Clique aqui para Português A football team in Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s North Zone could lose their chance to play in the national soccer tournament “Bicampeonato Fut7” if they do not secure the funds they urgently […]

#EvictionsWatch

“My House, My Life, Is Here.” Residents of Fishing Community Praia do Sossego, Niterói Resist Eviction

By Ava Rose Hoffman • July 20, 2015

Twelve residents—all composing a single extended family of subsistence fishermen—occupy three small houses in Praia do Sossego. The beach lies along the coast of Niterói, the city just across the Guanabara Bay to the east of Rio […]

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