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‘Surubinha de Leve’ For Whom?—Reflections on Sexism, Culture, and Class [OPINION]

By Edilano Cavalcante • Translation by Cheyne Bull • February 14, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Brazilian music was going well until the release of [funk song] “Só Surubinha de Leve”—translated as “Just a Little Orgy.” The song has generated controversy and a ton of hypocrisy. Many […]

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EDUCAP: Alemão’s Democratic Space of Learning and Coexistence #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • November 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Democratic Space of Union, Coexistence, Learning and Prevention (EDUCAP) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2008 Community: Complexo do Alemão Mission: Contributing to the promotion of citizenship for the residents of the Alemão […]

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Day 3: ‘Masculinity and Oppression by Sexism’ Emotive Discussion Exposed During ‘Black July’

By Lisa Hollenbach • July 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On the third day of the second annual Black July week, marking one year since Black Lives Matter activists visited their counterparts in Rio, the Rio de Janeiro Youth Forum organized a […]

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Brazil as World LGBT Murder Capital and Rio’s Place in the Data

By Tyler Strobl • July 10, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The world was shocked earlier this year when a video went viral of Dandara dos Santos, a trans woman from the state of Ceará in the Northeast of Brazil, being tortured […]

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Amnesty International Launches Report on the State of Human Rights 2016/2017

By Emilia Sens • February 28, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Every year, Amnesty International releases a report on the state of human rights across 169 countries and territories. On February 22, at the Cine Odeon in Cinelândia, in Rio de Janeiro’s […]

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