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Casa Fluminense Holds Discussions With Rio de Janeiro’s Gubernatorial Candidates About Their Plans for Rio

By Eric Santos • Translation by Isaac Goodwin • September 25, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On August 24 and 31, Rio de Janeiro’s civil society held discussions with two candidates for governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The events were part of Agendas for […]

#MarielleLegacy

Marielle Franco Present Around the World: ‘I Won’t Be Interrupted!’

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Andres Garduno • April 17, 2021

Clique aqui para Português “There is a pain that has not healed in the city of Rio de Janeiro, caused by the violence against democracy that affects so many. On the street named after deceased […]

Protest in Cinelândia, in front of Rio's city council. Photo by Marielle Franco Institute
#MarielleLegacy

After 1,000 Days, Marielle’s Friends and Fellow Activists Ask: ‘Who Ordered Marielle’s Murder?’

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • January 18, 2021

Clique aqui para Português Over 1,000 days have passed since the dark night of March 14, 2018 when Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes were murdered, but questions about the motive of the crime and identity […]

Candidates running for Rio de Janeiro's 2020 Mayoral Elections
#MonitoringCrivella

2020 Municipal Elections: Get to Know Rio’s Mayoral Candidates

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Armando Torres, Gianna Giordani • October 21, 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. With an estimated population of 6,718,903, according to the Brazilian Institute for […]

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Collective Book Launch Debates the Psychosocial Effects of State Violence

By Daiana Contini • April 11, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Friday, April 5, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s Institute for Philosophy and Social Sciences (IFCS/UFRJ) hosted a collective book launch followed by a panel debate on state violence with […]

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