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Year: 2014

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‘Humans of Rio’ — RIO Invisível — Tells Stories of Homeless People of Rio de Janeiro

By Nicole Froio • December 3, 2014

Clique aqui para Português The stories of the homeless people of Rio de Janeiro are being chronicled by a Facebook page called RIO Invisível (Invisible Rio). Creators of the page Nelson Pinho and Yzadora Monteiro, […]

Event Reports

Circuito Cinegrada: Black Cinema Showcased & Celebrated as Black Awareness Month Comes to an End

By Elma Gonzalez • November 29, 2014

Clique aqui para Português Black protagonism in cinema is being promoted across Rio de Janeiro in November, in honor of Brazil’s Black Awareness Month. The film festival Circuito Cinegrada is a project run by CRUA – Coletivo Criativo da […]

*Highlight

Solano Trindade Occupation Celebrates Success While Offering Compelling Critique of Federal Housing Program

By Francis Torres • November 28, 2014

Clique aqui para Português On Friday November 20, members and supporters of the National Movement of Housing Vindication (Movimento Nacional de Luta Pela Moradia, or MNLM) came together to celebrate the early successes of the Solano Trindade occupation […]

by Community Contributors

FLUPP Favela Literary Festival is a Hit in Mangueira

By Juliana Portella • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • November 27, 2014

The success of the third edition of the festival, with over 20,000 people in attendance, is proof that favelas are also good spaces for discussing and creating literature. The third edition of Flupp: Literary Festival […]

*Highlight

Landless Workers Movement Celebrates Black Awareness Day on Leblon Beach [VIDEO]

By Eduarda Araujo, Nicole Froio • November 25, 2014

Hundreds of people from the Landless Workers Movement (MTST) celebrated Black Awareness Day in the very wealthy neighborhood of Leblon. Along with celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture, the event sought to challenge city boundaries that marginalize Afro-Brazilians to the […]

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