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Open Letter from the Second National Seminar on Favela Upgrading

By Urb Favelas • Translation by Jim Shyne • December 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português We, participants in the Second National Seminar on Favela Upgrading, held from November 23-26, 2016, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, understand that the urgency of Brazil’s current financial, fiscal, and economic […]

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Maré Without Borders Exhibits Community Talent for Photography, Film, Theatre and Organizing

By Nour El-Youssef • December 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Friday, December 2 the project Maré Sem Fronteiras (Maré Without Borders), hosted a community event featuring bicycle repair workshops, serigraphy t-shirt printing, photo and video exhibition, and a theater performance. […]

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Solidarity Economy Part 3: Expanding Citizenship in Brazilian Favelas

By Anna Cash • December 7, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the third and final article in our three-part series on Solidarity Economy in Brazil. Solidarity economy enterprises move beyond the “any job is a good job” logic sometimes found in […]

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FLUPP Literary Festival for Rio’s Favelas Returns for Fifth Edition in City of God

By Nour El-Youssef • November 21, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Celebrating literature from Rio de Janeiro’s favela communities, the annual Literary Festival of the Urban Periphery, or FLUPP, returned for its fifth edition this month. This year’s event took place from November […]

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Favela Community NGOs Fill the Gaps in Rio’s Educational System

By Raven Hayes • November 17, 2016

Clique aqui para Português “You aren’t from the favela. You’re from the world,” Iara Oliveira, founder of the Alfazendo NGO, tells her students. Alfazendo is an educational NGO based in the City of God favela in Rio […]

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