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Sustainable Favela Network 3rd Annual Full-Network Meet-Up, Part 1: A 2020 Retrospective

By Gianna Giordani, Mariana Gomes • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • December 18, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a series covering the events of the 3rd Annual Full-Network Meet-Up of the Sustainable Favela Network, which happened online on November 7, 2020.  The Sustainable Favela […]

Fabrício 'Ravengard' Veloso. Foto por: Breno Laerte.
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A Tribute to Vila Kennedy’s Prolific Grassroots Horticulturalist and Inventor, Ravengard Veloso

By Ikrom Alajoulin • December 14, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital […]

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Quilombo da Gamboa Resists and Demands Social Housing Project in Central Rio

By Tarcyla Fidalgo • Translation by Constance Malleret • December 13, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the first of two articles on the struggle of two projects for affordable housing in Rio de Janeiro’s Port Region, situated in the city’s downtown Centro. Despite being an […]

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Researchers Trace Three Ways of Looking at Energy Justice [REFERENCE]

By Katharine Desgans • December 11, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article introduces a series about energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. There have long been different ways to compare energy systems. Most conventional metrics focus on cost: how much […]

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Covid-19 in Favelas Press Event: More People Have Died in Rio’s Favelas Than in 121 Nations

By Favelas Unified Dashboard • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • December 8, 2020

‘BEYOND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO CONTAIN THE SECOND WAVE? PUBLIC TRANSIT IN DEBATE’ Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard, entering its sixth month, to hold third press conference this Thursday, December […]

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