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Photo: Léo Lima/Cafuné na Laje.
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Jacarezinho: A History of the Blackest Favela in Rio de Janeiro

By William Reis • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low • June 21, 2021

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by William Reis, Coordinator of AfroReggae, in Veja Rio, click here. The Getúlio Vargas family estate, industrial development of Rio, route for Afro-Brazilians escaping slavery and Tia […]

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Announcement: Joint Press Conference on Hunger from Covid-19, April 29

By Favelas Unified Dashboard • Translation by Eduardo Antunez Rolle, Katia Moraes Polster, Maria Fernanda Godinho, Marie Alden • April 28, 2021

Clique aqui para Português FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [PDF] COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINABLE FAVELA NETWORK TO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 ‘A YEAR OF LOSSES! WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?’ Covid-19 in […]

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Solidarity and Joint Struggle from Nairobi to Rio, Where the Police Kill [VIDEO]

By Chloe Villalobos, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Constance Malleret • October 5, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Around 2.5 million people live in favelas in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in Africa, and 1.4 million in […]

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From Oakland to Brazil: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Event with Angela Davis Attracts Thousands for Juneteenth

By Wilson Saiki Junior • July 1, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On the morning of Friday, June 19, thousands of workers and protesters shut down the Port of Oakland, California, to fight for the end of systemic racism and police brutality in […]

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Black Lives Matter Protest Gathers Hundreds at Rio Governor’s Palace

By Edmund Ruge • June 1, 2020

Clique aqui para Português Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the office of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel on May 31, protesting the deaths of black and favela youth at the hands of the police. […]

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