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‘Militant’ Favela Activist Wins Historic Election in Babilônia

By Brooke Parkin • June 18, 2015

Clique aqui para Português The Chapa Amarela campaign ticket won the Neighborhood Association elections on April 26 in the community of Babilônia, in Rio’s South Zone, with 394 votes. A total of 754 residents voted, choosing between […]

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World Environment Day: Five Community Projects for Sustainability

By Nicole Froio • June 5, 2015

Favelas are natural incubators for new ideas, sustainability initiatives and community-led projects. They are increasingly being recognized as models of sustainability worldwide. World Environment Day is organized annually by the United Nations to bring awareness to environmental issues around the […]

Martial arts teacher Zé Milton trains with Penca.
Civil Society

Citizenship Fight Project: Martial Arts in Chapéu-Mangueira and Babilônia

By Camila De Meo • April 23, 2015

In the communities of Chapéu-Mangueira and Babilônia in the South Zone of Rio, a group of children dream to be trained martial arts fighters. This dream has its origins in the Projeto Luta Cidadã (Citizenship Fight Project), which […]

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The Death of UPP Social: Failing to Make Participation Work

By Ed Bentsi-Enchill, Jessica Goodenough, Michel Berger • March 30, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On July 23rd of last year, Eduarda La Rocque, president of the IPP–Instituto Pereira Passos, Rio’s city planning agency–was invited by the NGO Move Rio to give a talk on “The […]

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Paying Homage to Favela Women on International Women’s Day

By Nicole Froio • March 8, 2015

Clique aqui para Português According to research published in A Country Called Favela by Renato Meirelles and Celso Athayde, favelas across Brazil house around six million women. Around 40% of homes in favelas are supported financially by women, […]

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