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Broken Connection Part 3: Right to the Internet and Internet for Rights

By data_labe, Escola de Jornalismo Énois • Translation by Desirée Poets • February 7, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a four-part series on Internet access in favelas and urban peripheries in Brazil. Don’t miss parts one and two. For the entire original article in Portuguese […]

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2016 Election Reflections: Brazil and the United States

By Laura Fairman • December 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The aftermath of the 2016 election season has left voters, pollsters, and the international community alike with plenty of questions. Brazilian citizens went to the polls in October for the first […]

Source: https://observatorio3setor.org.br
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Dissecting the Left vs. Right: Polarization and How Politics Works Today in Brazil

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • November 14, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The current challenges of democracy aren’t the same as those of 20 or 30 years ago and they won’t be the same as those of tomorrow. They are not the same […]

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National Forum on Citizenship and Poverty Debates Right to the City and Participation

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Anne Marie Moran • November 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, October 23, the second National Forum of Citizenship and Poverty took place, promoted by the NGO TETO in various Brazilian cities where it operates. In Rio de Janeiro, the event […]

Crivella and Freixo during debate
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On the Eve of Mayoral Election, Favela Residents Talk About Freixo and Crivella and Their Proposals

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • October 28, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s candidates for mayor are going head to head in the run-off elections this Sunday, October 30. Marcelo Freixo and Marcelo Crivella have voters divided. First for their political orientation: […]

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