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Horto Will Protest Against Eviction ‘However Many Times is Necessary’

By Hari Pannum • March 14, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Just one week after a productive protest outside the mayor’s office in Botafogo, on March 9 residents of the Horto community took to the streets again to protest ongoing threats of eviction […]

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New Eviction Threats Spur Favela Indiana to Action. Residents are Ready.

By Tyler Strobl • March 13, 2018

Clique aqui para Português At the foot of Borel hill in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone neighborhood of Tijuca lies the tight-knit and humble community of Indiana, a charming favela that has grown to house approximately […]

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United Evictions Protest Finally Yields Meeting with Housing Secretary

By Cheyne Bull • March 6, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On Friday, March 2, approximately 35 favela community residents and allies came together to protest outside Rio de Janeiro’s mayor’s office in Botafogo. The demonstration was the latest installation in an […]

"Get out, Crivella." Photo from David Miranda Facebook page
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Communities Across Rio Unite to Protest Eviction [IMAGES]

By Tyler Strobl • November 17, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Hundreds of residents from across Rio de Janeiro gathered in City of God on Monday morning, November 13, to march to Mayor Marcelo Crivella‘s Barra da Tijuca residence in the West Zone in protest of numerous recent […]

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Community Journalist Gizele Martins Discusses Her Profession [INTERVIEW]

By Fernanda Távora • Translation by Desirée Poets • November 11, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Fernanda Távora published by data_labe click here. This interview is part of the first episode of the data_labe podcast, #datalábia. In the episode, we […]

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