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Black July Day 5: Roundtable on Mass Incarceration in Brazil

By Chloe Villalobos, Gigi Ong-Alok • July 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Friday, July 20, on the final day of Black July week, the Maré Museum held a roundtable conversation on mass incarceration and the criminalization of favela residents in Brazil. Representatives from the […]

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Day 3: ‘Masculinity and Oppression by Sexism’ Emotive Discussion Exposed During ‘Black July’

By Lisa Hollenbach • July 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On the third day of the second annual Black July week, marking one year since Black Lives Matter activists visited their counterparts in Rio, the Rio de Janeiro Youth Forum organized a […]

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Day 2: ‘Black July’ Protests Police Violence and Racism on 24th Anniversary of Candelária Massacre

By Suzanne Chatelier • July 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This week marks the second annual Black July, following a series of events one year ago when Black Lives Matter activists visited with organizers in Rio de Janeiro. The series of events taking place this […]

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Rio’s New Mayor Announces Strategic Plan: What’s in it for Favelas?

By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Rachel Brabbins • July 11, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, July 4, Mayor Marcelo Crivella, in office since January, made public his proposal for the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan for municipal management, a few days late. There are four major […]

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History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 2: Allies Join the Fight

By Claire Jones • July 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979 to 1981. Efficient resistance on the part of Maré’s […]

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