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‘Careful with Neguin’: The Political Art of a Black Favela Body in the City [VIDEO]

By Priscilla Mayrink • Translation by Jiselle Steele • June 14, 2018

Clique aqui para Português It was June 2014, the Brazil-Cameroon World Cup game was on in a restaurant in upscale Gávea in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Kelson Succi, a black resident of Complexo do […]

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‘The Favela Is Sending Its Message!’ Alemão Poetry Slam Celebrates Its First Anniversary [IMAGES]

By Antoine Horenbeek, Edmund Ruge • June 6, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Rhymes echoed down Complexo do Alemão’s Central Avenue on Sunday night, May 27 as dancers, poets, and rappers convened to celebrate the one year anniversary of Slam Laje, Alemão’s first poetry […]

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‘Favelas in Photo’ Event Series Goes to Santa Marta [IMAGES]

By Antoine Horenbeek • May 27, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The fourth meeting of Favelas em Foto (Favelas in Photo) took place in Santa Marta on Saturday, May 19, organized by the photography collective Favela em Foco (Favela in Focus) in partnership with the […]

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Favela Museum ‘Museu da Maré’ Celebrates Twelve Years [IMAGES]

By Antoine Horenbeek • May 16, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The Museu da Maré (Maré Museum), focus of the third article of our 2018 Brazil Museum Week series also out today, was recognized in 2014 as a main tourist attraction by the […]

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When the Favela Occupies the University: Abraço das Favelas at UFRJ

By Priscilla Mayrink • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • May 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português From April 24 to 28, the Abraço das Favelas event brought artistic interventions and debates to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), an occasion organized by both student and non-student […]

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