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An Homage to Favela Communications Pioneer Zé do Caroço: Community Media, Legacy and Samba [VIDEO]

By Amanda Botelho, Thayná de Souza • Translation by Staff • November 16, 2023

 Clique aqui para Português This video report, with English subtitles, relives passages of the life of favela communicator José Mendes da Silva, forever known as Zé do Caroço, whose name resonates in one of […]

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Brazil’s Catholic Church as an Ally: Favelas Pastoral Committee Celebrates 46 Years Defending Housing Rights in Rio de Janeiro

By Mario Brum • Translation by Staff • October 25, 2023

Clique aqui para Português In 2023, the Favelas Pastoral Committee celebrates its 46th anniversary. A Catholic Church institution, the Pastoral Committee holds a rich history of supporting the struggles of Rio de Janeiro’s favela residents. A […]

by Community Contributors

8th Black July: Insurgent Media Unites Brazil and Palestine in Fight Against State Violence

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • August 10, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On July 25, the livestream event “Insurgent Communication: From Brazil to Palestine” was held as part of the Eighth Black July, an international initiative aimed at combating violence, the militarization of life, racism, and apartheid. In 2023, […]

Civil Society

Mutirão 50: A 1980s Model in Mutual Aid, Self-Management, Micro-Urbanism and Collective Land Ownership in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil

By Yves Cabannes and Beatriz Terra • Translation by Fred Hanson • April 13, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This article is based on a conversation with Yves Cabannes, Professor Emeritus at University College London (UCL), advisor to the Mutirão 50 Project, which began in the late 1980s in Fortaleza, […]

Civil Society

Educational Event Celebrates the ‘Old Guard’ Who Led the Resistance Against Evictions 45 Years Ago in Vidigal [IMAGES]

By Mariana Gomes • Translation by Staff • November 22, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On October 14, 2022, youth from the Almirante Tamandaré State School got together to hear from older residents who fought against evictions in the favela of Vidigal during the military dictatorship […]

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