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Social project Jacarezinho Against Coronavirus distributes basic foodstuffs to mothers that were affected by the pandemic. Photo by Gerente.
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The Hidden Pandemic: Stories Behind Covid-19 Numbers in Favelas, Part 1 [VIDEO]

By Amanda Scofano • Translation by Cheyne Bull • September 4, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas, and the first of a two-part piece that analyzes the complexity of the Covid-19 pandemic in Rio’s favelas, […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Health Connection: Fiocruz Launches Innovative Project to Fight the Pandemic in Favelas [VIDEO]

By Amanda Scofano • Translation by Constance Malleret • September 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. On August 19, an online discussion took place to mark the launch of Fiocruz’s Health Connection (Conexão […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Ana Paula Oliveira: ‘Our Struggle has Grown. We have to Seek, in Every Way, to Stay Alive’ [INTERVIEW]

By Nina Zur • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 20, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original interview in Portuguese by Nina Zur in Medium, click here. This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. The following conversation I […]

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Seven Revealing Indicators of Rio de Janeiro’s Inequality

By Wilson Saiki Junior • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • August 14, 2020

Clique aqui para Português In July, the Casa Fluminense research and action group working on metropolitan-scale policies in Rio de Janeiro, released its latest version of the Inequality Map, which presents a panorama of indicators […]

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Transformation of Basic Sanitation in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas Debated at Online Teach-In [VIDEO]

By Giovanna Sabini-Leite • July 27, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. It’s also part of a series created in partnership with […]

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