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Food Sovereignty in the Favela! Sustainable Favela Network Event Plants Seeds of Food Sovereignty in Complexo da Penha [VIDEO]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin, Isaac Goodwin • November 2, 2022

 Clique aqui para Português On August 6, Serra da Misericórdia, the largest remaining forest in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, hosted the first in-person post-pandemic exchange organized by the city’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN).* […]

#ParticipationWatch

The Victory of Marielle Franco’s Successors in Rio’s Elections

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Felicity Clarke • October 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Citizens of Rio de Janeiro state had a shock on the night of October 2, or at least those that believed the opinion polls. The margin of error was much greater […]

Photomontage created by Carta Capital magazine shows Lula wearing the CPX cap on the left and Bolsonaro on the right
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The Criminalization of Favelas: Origins of Electoral Fake News About the CPX Acronym and Consequences of its Dissemination

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães, Isaac Goodwin • October 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The three-letter abbreviation for the favelas of Complexo do Alemão, “CPX,” was used by Brazil’s far-right to produce fake news that associated Lula and favela residents with organized crime. With less […]

#EvictionsWatch

The Fate of Residents in Rio’s Skol Favela Illustrates How the Right to Housing is a Key Piece in Rio’s Political Game of Chess (Part 2)

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • October 25, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is the second of a two-part article about the twelve-year struggle for housing by Favela da Skol residents, revealing Rio de Janeiro’s political backstage during an election year. With direct […]

#CoronavirusWatch

‘It Should be a State Policy’: The Maré Solidarity Kitchen Guarantees Food for Residents of the Favela

By Juliana Pinho • Translation by Isaac Goodwin • October 25, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted people’s lives around the globe, resulting in huge changes in habits and routines, not to mention generating high unemployment rates. According to the Brazilian Institute of […]

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