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Complexo da Maré Hosts Debate with Rio’s Mayoral Candidates

By Laura Bachmann, Laura Fairman • September 20, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, September 15, three mayoral candidates attended a public debate hosted in Complexo da Maré in Rio’s North Zone. The debate was organized by A Maré que Queremos (The Maré That We […]

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Vidigal Neighborhood Association Presidential Candidates Debate Ahead of Sunday Election

By Alejandra O'Connell, Juliana Ritter • June 17, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Yesterday evening, Thursday June 16, Vidigal residents gathered at the square at the bottom of the favela in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro to hear a discussion with candidates for […]

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Impeachment Vote Reveals Five Things You Didn’t Know About Brazil’s Congress

By Renata Mendonça • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • April 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Renata Mendonça in Portuguese published by BBC Brasil click here. Sunday April 17’s voting process in Brazil’s Congress for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff had all Brazilians’ […]

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Exhibit of Anthony Leeds’ 1960s Favela Images Provokes Awe and Refection [IMAGES]

By Meg Healy • January 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português An exhibit now in its final days at Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of the Republic presents a small taste of the photographic archive of Anthony Leeds, a prominent American anthropologist celebrated for introducing urban anthropology […]

Maria do Socorro, newly elected President of Indiana's Residents' Association
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Anti-Eviction Activist Wins Election in Indiana Favela

By Brooke Parkin • July 21, 2015

Clique aqui para Português As Rio de Janeiro prepares for the Olympic Games in just over a year’s time, a trend is emerging with community activists being elected to head Neighborhood Associations in a number of […]

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