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Month: May 2017

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Protesters Demand Freedom for Rafael Braga, Symbol of Brazil’s Criminalization of Poverty

By Brian McNamara • May 11, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday May 4, demonstrators gathered outside the Rio de Janeiro State Justice Tribunal to protest the conviction of Rafael Braga, who on April 20 was sentenced to 11 years in […]

Attendees watch as the water they brought with them from home is poured into the Guanabara Bay. Photo by Domingos Peixoto from Agência O Globo
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Inter-Religious Event Celebrates Guanabara Bay’s ‘Sacred Waters’

By Raine Robichaud • May 10, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The universal importance of water was the root of the May 3 Dialogues: Faith in Climate – Sacred Waters event, hosted by the Institute for the Study of Religion (ISER) at Brazil’s National History Museum. Wednesday […]

by Community Contributors

Maré Teachers Create an App for Schools in Conflict Areas

By • Translation by Adam Lee • May 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published by Agência de Notícias das Favelas click here. A project that began four years ago at a school in Baixa do Sapateiro, in the Maré […]

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Social Constructions of the Favela Part 4: Tourist Perceptions Before and After Favela Tours

By Phie van Rompu • May 6, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth article in a four-part series on the social constructions of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. The first two articles of this series […]

Sometimes a bucket full of soil is the most interesting thing: Elisângela (Horta Inteligente) planting seeds with kids from the Tia Dora daycare
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Planting a Future: ‘Intelligent Garden’ Brings Environmental Education to Providência Kids

By Lisa Hollenbach • May 3, 2017

Clique aqui para Português It is not a simple task to keep the attention of twenty children between two and three years old. But on a Monday afternoon, a young crowd sits straight in their little […]

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