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In Greater Rio de Janeiro, ‘Divas Group’ Honors Marielle Franco’s Legacy by Empowering Women in Public Housing

By Carla Regina • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • March 18, 2025

Clique aqui para Português “A mantra for our lives, in the midst of this crisis: may we live with respect for all—each with her own body, each in her own way, each in her own […]

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Rio Carnival 2025: Mangueira Samba School Exalts ‘Pride in Being from the Favela’ While Telling the Story of the Bantu Peoples [INTERVIEW]

By Rhuan Gonçalves • Translation by Staff • February 28, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s 2025 Carnival is here, celebrating a people increasingly proud of themselves and their history. Of the 12 samba schools in the Special Group, only two—Mocidade and Vila Isabel—will […]

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Maracanã Village Urban Indigenous Resistance Takes Center Stage at Rio 2025 Carnival, Despite Threats of Forced Eviction and Carnival Fire

By Dayse Alves • Translation by Staff • February 28, 2025

Clique aqui para Português In Aldeia Maracanã (Maracanã Village), an indigenous village located next to the iconic soccer stadium of the same name, numerous efforts have been underway since 2006 to resist the pressures of […]

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The Multiethnic Indigenous University of Aldeia Maracanã: Indigenous Knowledge and Forest Education in the Heart of Rio de Janeiro

By Dayse Alves • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • February 22, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article, the result of an interview with Mônica Lima Mura Manaú Arawak, Brazil’s only university professor of its Mura indigenous people, is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner […]

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Launch of the Salgueiro Quilombo Social Museum Recovers the Ancestral History of One of Rio de Janeiro’s Oldest Favelas

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kay Alvito • January 31, 2025

Clique aqui para Português On January 18, 2025, Morro do Salgueiro, one of Rio de Janeiro’s oldest favelas and a true urban quilombo [territories of Afro-Brazilian resistance that date back to slavery], located in the […]

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