Solutions – Page 20

Food Sovereignty in the Favela! Sustainable Favela Network Event Plants Seeds of Food Sovereignty in Complexo da Penha [VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português On August 6, Serra da Misericórdia, the largest remaining forest in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, hosted the first in-person post-pandemic exchange organized by the city’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN).* […]

‘It Should be a State Policy’: The Maré Solidarity Kitchen Guarantees Food for Residents of the Favela

By Juliana Pinho • Translation by Isaac Goodwin • October 25, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted people’s lives around the globe, resulting in huge changes in habits and routines, not to mention generating high unemployment rates. According to the Brazilian Institute of […]

The Sustainability of Favela Newspapers in Print

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Liam Aranda • October 13, 2022

Clique aqui para Português From the closing down of printers to the lack of profitability of favela media, grassroots communicators have faced the challenge of keeping community journalism alive in the favelas of Rio de […]

Favelão: Political Voice and Favela Journalism Ahead of Its Time

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Zaira Apolinario Chaplin • October 4, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Favelão—The Voice of Favelados, a newspaper from the 1980s preserves the memory of political communication in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and their resistance against forced evictions. “Those who live in favelas […]

Research Is Also ‘By Us for Us!’ Leaders and Youth From 15 Favelas Prepare to Launch ‘Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas’ Report [RELEASE]

By Favelas Unified Dashboard • Translation by Isaac Goodwin, Yasmin Quaife • September 20, 2022

Clique aqui para Português FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [View PDF] September 20, 2022—The same year that the Brazilian Census is being carried out, after a decade without updated official data on the country, a report emerges, […]