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Sustainable Favela Network International Exchange, Part 2: Pandemic Organizing in 5 Nations

By Gabriela Buffon Vargas • September 13, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is the second of two articles covering the events of the 1st Sustainable Favela Network International Exchange, which took place online on August 28, 2021. Read the first part here. Continuing […]

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A Pyramidal Approach to Upgrading Rio’s Favelas, Part 5: Intermediary Structure and Multidisciplinary Approach

By Natalia Meléndez Fuentes • September 9, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is the fifth article in a six-part series on the application of Meléndez’s Pyramid for Favela Upgrading to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. This pyramidal concept […]

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Event Debates Community Control Over Water, Sanitation and Privatization in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 19, 2021

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 […]

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Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

 Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled documentary is the latest contribution to our series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with […]

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Environmentalists Denounce Gutting of Rio de Janeiro Community Gardens

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Fred Hanson • June 1, 2021

Clique aqui para Português Cuts in technical support, delayed stipends, and lack of supplies: these are some of the complaints made by workers of the Hortas Cariocas program, a community gardening program coordinated by Rio […]

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