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Rio Residents Protest Olympics Impacts at “Exclusion Games” Demonstration [VIDEO | IMAGES]

By Ciara Long, Natalie Southwick • August 9, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Friday, August 5, several hundred protesters gathered in the Saens Peña square in Tijuca just hours before the Olympics opening ceremony was due to take place in nearby Maracanã stadium. […]

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Two Torches Passed through Rio’s Baixada Fluminense, One with Pride, the Other with Rubber Bullets

By Stephanie Reist • August 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The opening ceremony of  Rio 2016 will officially take place this Friday when the Olympic Torch, having journeyed all the way from Greece, will be used to light the Olympic Flame in the […]

by Community Contributors

Jacarezinho From a Resident’s View

By Diana Anastácia • Translation by Emma Platais, Lucy McMahon • August 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Jacarezinho, a favela in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, was founded during the industrialization boom of the 1920s, which offered extensive employment and was the principal reason for the […]

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Front Line Defenders Calls for End to Threats Against Rio’s Human Rights Defenders [VIDEO]

By Ava Rose Hoffman • August 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday July 28, Front Line Defenders hosted a press conference with five outspoken activists from Rio de Janeiro who have gained distinction as Human Rights Defenders, as a part of […]

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Understanding Rio’s Violence: The Criminalization of Poverty

By Alex Besser, Alix Vadot, Ava Rose Hoffman, Eli Nemzer, Nashwa Al-sharki • August 1, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The criminalization of poverty is a global phenomenon of mistreatment and prejudice faced by the poorest members of society due to their economic circumstances, often influenced by and perpetuating racism and other forms of discrimination. […]

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