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Coronavirus in Daily Life of Favelas, Part 7: Turano Resident Unmasks the Pandemic’s Structural Racism

By Paulo Jorge Gomes Pereira • Translation by Edmund Ruge • May 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article from Turano favela is the seventh in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is made possible through a […]

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Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Part 5: Maré’s Response to the Challenge of Public Information

By Flávia Veloso, Gizele Martins • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • April 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article from Maré is the fifth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is made possible through a partnership […]

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This Engineer from the Favelas is 3D-Printing Face Shields to Support His Community

By Edmund Ruge • April 25, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. Lucas Lima’s 3D printers sit beside his bed, spread over his desk and several plastic chairs. […]

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Covid-19 Favela Q&A: Is It Really More Dangerous Than the Flu? How to Prevent the Worst? [REFERENCE]

By Anouk Aflalo Doré • April 25, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. One month after the first isolation measures were introduced in Brazil to contain the Covid-19 […]

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Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Rio’s Longstanding Water and Sanitation Issues

By Sophie-Anne Monplaisir • April 20, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and part of our partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in […]

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