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Dancing with the Devil in the City of God [Book Review]

By Christopher Peel • July 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Brazilian-born journalist Juliana Barbassa presents a stunning profile of the paradoxically beautiful city that is Rio de Janeiro in her first book, Dancing with the Devil in the City of God. […]

#Rio2016

“We Are From Maré. We Have Rights!” Legal Victory, Campaign Amid Intense Police Operations

By Ava Rose Hoffman • July 7, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On July 2, the campaign “We Are from Maré. We Have Rights!” was launched in Vila do João, Complexo da Maré—the first in a series of three events to be held […]

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#Rio2016

In the Favela, the Decree of Public Calamity Has Always Been Signed

By Walmyr Júnior • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • July 6, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Walmyr Júnior* in Portuguese published by Jornal do Brasil click here. On Friday June 17, we were bombarded with news about the decree signed by the interim governor of Rio de Janeiro state. […]

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Quilombo do Camorim: A History of Conservation and Resistance

By Stephanie Reist • July 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português “We were a rural quilombo that became an urban quilombo,” Adilson Batista Almeida explains as he describes the Quilombo do Camorim do Maciço da Pedra Branca in Jacarepaguá, an area in […]

#HousingWatch

Brazil’s Political Crisis Threatens Essential Upgrading Works in Rocinha

By Meg Healy • June 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Following last month’s reconfiguration of the Federal Planning Ministry following President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment, questions regarding the status of uncompleted infrastructure projects funded under her administration remain unanswered. Within a day of […]

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