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Sustainable Favelas’ 3rd Annual Meet-Up, Part 4: Virtual Tours of Water & Sewerage Projects

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Gianna Giordani • December 24, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth article in a series covering the events of the 3rd Annual Full-Network Meet-Up of the Sustainable Favela Network, which happened online on November 7, 2020.  The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) […]

Jardim Julieta Occupation, in Vila Medeiros, São Paulo's North Zone. Photo by: Léu Britto
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The Daily Reality and Fear of Eviction in a Housing Occupation Caused by Covid-19 in São Paulo

By Lucas Veloso • Translation by Adrian Hooper • December 15, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of our series on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Dance instructor Buba Rodrigues, 32, is a victim of the pandemic. He became unemployed during quarantine […]

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Covid-19 in Favelas Press Event: More People Have Died in Rio’s Favelas Than in 121 Nations

By Favelas Unified Dashboard • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • December 8, 2020

‘BEYOND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO CONTAIN THE SECOND WAVE? PUBLIC TRANSIT IN DEBATE’ Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard, entering its sixth month, to hold third press conference this Thursday, December […]

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26 Favela Museums and Memories Projects Highlighted in New Guide

By Gianna Giordani • December 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles on human rights and […]

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Municipal Elections in the Periphery of Duque de Caxias and the Politics of Fatigue

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Victoria Fiore • November 18, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of articles on Rio de Janeiro’s 2020 municipal elections from a favela perspective. Expectations from Candidates’ Promises Vanish with Time What dynamics does electoral behavior reveal […]

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