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Civil Society Tools Up to Help Rio Residents Keep an Eye on New Mayor Marcelo Crivella

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Suzanne Caflisch • May 29, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The new mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, is now in his fifth month in office. Crivella has guaranteed that his goals will be met on schedule by the end of 2020–but some […]

All the protesters gathered for the main event.
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Maré Residents Take to the Streets After Deadly Start to the Year

By Tyler Strobl • May 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Maré means ‘the tide.’ The name comes from when the favela community was first started in a wetland area with many of the houses built on stilts to withstand the waters. […]

Public State School. Source: Universidade do Cotidiano
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School Closings Take a Toll on Students, Teachers, and Families Across Rio

By Emilia Sens • May 17, 2017

Clique aqui para Português As Rio de Janeiro becomes further engulfed in its financial crisis, the state’s education sector has been suffering major setbacks. To combat the possibility of bankruptcy, the state announced that as many […]

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Protesters Demand Freedom for Rafael Braga, Symbol of Brazil’s Criminalization of Poverty

By Brian McNamara • May 11, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday May 4, demonstrators gathered outside the Rio de Janeiro State Justice Tribunal to protest the conviction of Rafael Braga, who on April 20 was sentenced to 11 years in […]

Attendees watch as the water they brought with them from home is poured into the Guanabara Bay. Photo by Domingos Peixoto from Agência O Globo
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Inter-Religious Event Celebrates Guanabara Bay’s ‘Sacred Waters’

By Raine Robichaud • May 10, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The universal importance of water was the root of the May 3 Dialogues: Faith in Climate – Sacred Waters event, hosted by the Institute for the Study of Religion (ISER) at Brazil’s National History Museum. Wednesday […]

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