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What Can an Inflatable Pool Tell Us About Inequality in Rio?

By Clara Ferraz • Translation by Desirée Poets • February 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, February 3, while revelers took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro in the pre-Carnival atmosphere, a group met in front of the headquarters of newspaper Meia Hora and […]

#EvictionsWatch

Inexplicable Sky High Electric Bills Threaten Rio das Pedras, Escalate Fear of Eviction

By Tyler Strobl • January 25, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The last year, 2017, brought immense pressure to the West Zone favela of Rio das Pedras as Mayor Crivella’s Strategic Plan marked it for a verticalization project to replace existing homes […]

Photo by Ellis Rua
#MonitoringCrivella

Hundreds Protest, Many Mourn Closure of Iconic Casa do Jongo Cultural Center [IMAGES]

By Ellis Rua • January 11, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On January 9, 2018, hundreds gathered in Cinelândia in downtown Rio de Janeiro to protest the closing of the Casa do Jongo da Serrinha. The cultural center is located in Madureira in Rio’s […]

#LegacyWatch

A Year of Violent Tragedy Through Human Stories: 2017 in Complexo do Alemão

By Alejandra S. Inzunza, José Luis Pardo • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • January 3, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Alejandra S. Inzunza and José Luis Pardo published by investigative news agency Agência Pública click here. From the grandmother who can’t fetch her grandkids from […]

#EvictionsWatch

‘2017 Is Just the Beginning’: Protest Series Against Evictions Concludes with Feast at City Hall

By Clara Ferraz • Translation by Desirée Poets • December 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The last event of the Mobilizations Against Evictions series, or “Occupy City Hall: Feast of the Poor” protest on Friday, December 15 gathered residents of favelas currently threatened with eviction for a demonstration […]

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