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‘You, You, and You—Get Off Now’: The Diary of a Black Youth Living in a Rio Favela [OPINION]

By Bruno Sousa • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman, Jiselle Steele • March 21, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Bruno Sousa published by The Intercept Brasil click here. A Professional Suspect with a Graduate Degree in Being Harassed by the Police: The Diary of a […]

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Massacre by Military Police in the Fallet-Fogueteiro Favela and the Role of Brazilian Media

By Mídia 1508 • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • February 13, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published by Mídia 1508 click here. Warning: Article contains graphic images Special Operations and Shock Battalions of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police Kill 13 People On the morning […]

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The Peculiar Story of Rio’s Jailed Governor’s Home Theater, Now at a Home for Minors

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Theodora Saclarides • June 11, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Tinguá is a rather bucolic region of Nova Iguaçu, in Greater Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by hills with dense vegetation and areas of environmental protection. What breaks with this vision of […]

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Favela #VoicesFromSocialMedia Unite for Marielle Franco

By Edmund Ruge • March 16, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It is the second in our […]

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Screening of ‘State of Exception’ Evictions Documentary Sparks Debate

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • October 12, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the annual Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival hosted a screening of Canadian filmmaker Jason O’Hara‘s recently released documentary State of Exception at the Rio Museum of Modern Art’s […]

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