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Boat Ride for a Living Guanabara Bay Calls Attention to Defining Element of Rio’s Iconic Landscape

By Raine Robichaud • August 10, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, diverse groups interested in the cleanup of the Guanabara Bay came together for a boat ride in support of the bay’s fishermen. Fishing communities in the Guanabara Bay have […]

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Brazil: Institutional Racism in the Legal System and the Rafael Braga and Ogo Alves Cases

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Desirée Poets • August 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Rafael Braga was detained during the 2013 demonstrations for carrying a bottle of Pinho Sol disinfectant, and again in early 2016, a month after being released to serve his sentence in […]

Event Reports

New Film, ‘Trajetos,’ Tells Everyday Stories of Love, Hardship and Reflection on Rio’s Long Bus Routes

By Stephanie Reist • August 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Trajetos (Routes), a film produced by Rio de Janeiro-based audiovisual collective Canal Plá, will premier this Saturday August 12 at 8pm in Nova Iguaçu in the Praça dos Direitos Humanos (Human Rights […]

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The Truth About Rio’s Olympic Legacy: Favelas Share Struggles and Victories at PACS Report Launch

By Gigi Ong-Alok • August 7, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Monday, July 31, the Institute of Alternative Policies for the Southern Cone (PACS Institute) launched their latest publication, “Post-Olympic Rio: The legacy of the Games one year later” at Casa […]

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One Year Later: Guanabara Bay Still Filthy, Maré Residents Debate Sanitation and Artisanal Fishing

By Raine Robichaud • August 6, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On July 27, community, municipal, and environmental organizations gathered in Maré to discuss 22 years since the Guanabara Bay Remediation Program (PDBG) was initiated, and the unfortunate consequences for the region of […]

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