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The Criminalization of Favelas: Origins of Electoral Fake News About the CPX Acronym and Consequences of its Dissemination

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães, Isaac Goodwin • October 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The three-letter abbreviation for the favelas of Complexo do Alemão, “CPX,” was used by Brazil’s far-right to produce fake news that associated Lula and favela residents with organized crime. With less […]

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Favelão: Political Voice and Favela Journalism Ahead of Its Time

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Zaira Apolinario Chaplin • October 4, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Favelão—The Voice of Favelados, a newspaper from the 1980s preserves the memory of political communication in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and their resistance against forced evictions. “Those who live in favelas […]

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Climate Justice Viewed by Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • July 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Center for Critical Studies in Language, Education, and Society (NECLES), at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), to produce articles to be used […]

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Popular Conference on the Right to the City: Advocacy for a Unified Brazilian Agenda of Urban Struggles

By Tarcyla Fidalgo • Translation by Ethan Kaimana • July 27, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The Popular Conference on the Right to the City took place from June 3-5 bringing together over 500 representatives from social movements, civil society organizations, favela leaders and researchers from across […]

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Memory as an Instrument of Struggle for Rio de Janeiro’s Favela Museums

By Alexandre Cerqueira, Rebeca Landeiro • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • June 18, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Brazil’s 20th National Museum Week, which took place from May 16-22, 2022, introduced the topic The Power of Museums. This article reports on how this power is being realized by some […]

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