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On This Brazilian Black Awareness Day, Watch: ‘The Vision of Black Female State Deputies in Rio de Janeiro on Race, Gender, and Favelas’ [VIDEO]

By Felipe Bellido • Translation by Kay Alvito, Vasti Cruz • November 20, 2023

 Clique aqui para Português November 20, 2023—On Brazilian Black Awareness Day, this mini-doc with English subtitles aims to be a historical document in which three Black women in leadership roles within the Rio de Janeiro […]

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RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 2: Housing Rights and Favela Stigma in the Official Nomenclature

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Nathan Bergrin • November 9, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a series of three about how Brazil’s census bureau, IBGE, held an unprecedented week-long workshop to debate how to change the term “subnormal agglomeration” used […]

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RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 1: Local Diversity, Strength, and Belonging in a New Official Term

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Ezra Spira-Cohen • November 8, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a series of three about how Brazil’s census bureau, IBGE, held an unprecedented week-long workshop to debate how to change the term “subnormal agglomeration” used […]

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Sowing Emotions and Printing Histories: Sèmanou Lionel’s ‘Agudás’ Project Brings African Art Education to Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]

By Amanda Botelho • Translation by Staff • October 26, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This video tells the story of Sèmanou Lionel, 35, an immigrant to Brazil from Benin in West Africa. Lionel is an artist, photographer, and cameraman who has lived in Brazil since 2011. […]

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‘Monkeys’: A Transformative Theater Experience Confronting the Reality of Grieving Mothers and the Genocide of Black Brazilians [REVIEW]

By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Felicity Clarke • September 12, 2023

Clique aqui para Português At the Firjan SESI Theater, located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, I had the opportunity to watch one of the final performances in the recent run of Monkeys, a monologue written […]

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