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  • [ June 18, 2022 ] Memory as an Instrument of Struggle for Rio de Janeiro’s Favela Museums Civil Society
  • [ June 9, 2022 ] Movements and Organizations Talk About Energy, Climate Justice in Preparation for the Popular Conference on the Right to the City *Highlight
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Project Seeks a New Generation of Politicians from Rio’s Favelas

By Lígia Mesquita • Translation by Júlia Hara Medeiros • February 5, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Lígia Mesquita published by BBC Brasil click here.  In 20 years, do you see yourself being mayor of Rio de Janeiro? High school senior […]

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Largest Slave Cemetery Battles to Continue ‘Saying the Unspeakable’ During 2017 Museum Week

By Claire Jones • May 16, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The New Blacks Institute (Instituto Pretos Novos, or IPN), a museum in Rio’s Port Region hosting the largest slave cemetery in the Americas and one of the main sites preserving the city’s legacy as […]

José Martins fights for proper sanitation in Rocinha. Photo by AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo
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Water Activist José Martins Looks Back Over Five Decades Living and Organizing in Rocinha [INTERVIEW]

By Claire Jones • March 29, 2017

Clique aqui para Português José Martins de Oliveira, a long-time activist and organizer in Rocinha, and currently co-director of Rocinha Without Borders, marked exactly fifty years since he first came to Rio de Janeiro on March […]

Many homes in Rocinha don't have formal connections to the sewerage network.
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The Privatization of Water and What May Change in the Life of Favela Residents

By Michel Silva • Translation by Adam Lee • February 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Michel Silva in Portuguese published in Fala Roça click here. The law to privatize the State Water and Sewage Utility (CEDAE) was approved in a plenary of Rio’s Legislative Assembly […]

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Solidarity Economy Part 3: Expanding Citizenship in Brazilian Favelas

By Anna Cash • December 7, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the third and final article in our three-part series on Solidarity Economy in Brazil. Solidarity economy enterprises move beyond the “any job is a good job” logic sometimes found in […]

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  • In an Act of Religious Racism, Arson Destroys Garden of Sacred Herbs Created by Award-Winning Activist and Candomblé Priestess
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 10, 2022
  • Our Anti-racist Grand Finale: Video Brings Voices from the Year-Long Series ‘Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas’ [VIDEO]
    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022
  • Four Years Without Marielle: A Living Legacy in Politics for Black Brazilian Women
    By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 24, 2022

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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