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Still Threatened With Eviction, Rio das Pedras Shifts Focus, Offering Basic Services Where City Fails

By Tyler Strobl • February 25, 2019

Clique aqui para Português During a February 13 appearance on TV Globo, Mayor Marcelo Crivella was prompted to discuss the situation in Rio das Pedras, a West Zone community that was among the many Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods […]

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How a Scholarship is Helping Me Study International Relations and Make the World Better [PROFILE]

By Mareen Butter • Translation by Dylan Blau Edelstein • February 22, 2019

Clique aqui para Português João Victor Teodoro, a resident of Pavão-Pavãozinho, has actively worked in his community to make the world a better place. Awarded a scholarship from the federal Student Financial Aid Fund (FIES), […]

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Revolusolar: Solar Energy in Babilônia and Chapéu-Mangueira [PROFILE] #SustainableFavelaNetwork

By Laura Bunn • February 20, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Revolusolar Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 2015 Community: Babilônia and Chapéu-Mangueira (South Zone) Mission: To carry out research, production, and management of renewable energy and offer training and education for […]

#CommunityMedia

Rains in Rio: Responses from Mayor Crivella and Governor Witzel and Accounts from Favela Residents

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman, Tara Mittelberg • February 11, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, February 6, a year and a day after the 2018 summer rains began, another storm devastated the city of Rio de Janeiro. The traditional and intensifying summer rains were […]

#CommunityMedia

Rio Issues Crisis Alert After Devastating Torrential Rain, Rocinha and Vidigal Hard Hit [VIDEO]

By Karen Melo, Melissa Cannabrava • Translation by Dylan Blau Edelstein, Habib Msallem • February 8, 2019

Clique aqui e aqui para Português After recording the highest temperatures in nearly a century during the month of January, the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region was inundated by a torrential storm causing landslides, destroying […]

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