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In Rio de Janeiro’s Extreme West Zone, the Pioneering Politics of Inclusion, Struggle, and Resistance That Is Uniting Social Service Institutions with Afro-Brazilian Religious Leaders [IMAGES]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Felix Foot • February 27, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On December 15, the launch of the Pathways of Xangô Social Action took place at Candomblé temple Ilê Axé Òbá Labí, in Guaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone. Representatives from […]

by Community Contributors

Hip Hop Promotes Changes to Public Education in Greater Rio, Part 2

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Isaac Goodwin • February 23, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is the second half of a two-part special report whose topic was selected by the Brazilian Association of Education Journalists (Jeduca) in partnership with Itaú Social as part of the […]

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Hip Hop Promotes Changes to Public Education in Greater Rio, Part 1

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Isaac Goodwin • February 21, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is the first half of a two-part special report whose topic was selected by the Brazilian Association of Education Journalists (Jeduca) in partnership with Itaú Social as part of the […]

by Community Contributors

Mariwô: Black Culture from Morro da Providência that Filters Negative Energy

By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Sofi-Nicole Barreiro • February 5, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest 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 Brazil Project on water issues and the LGBTQIAP+ […]

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Anielle Franco: From Maré’s Alleyways to Minister of Racial Equality

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Felicity Clarke, Felix Foot • January 31, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Born and raised in Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, Anielle Franco has become Brazil’s second ever federal minister originally from a favela, alongside Benedita da Silva who […]

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