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When Memories Collide: ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition Launched by Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network [VIDEO]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kay Alvito, Ujwala Murthy • September 30, 2023

 Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, June 17, Vila Autódromo in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone hosted the launch of the Climate Memory of the Favelas Exhibition, organized by community museum members of the […]

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Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 1: Maré Museum Highlights ‘Stilt Houses as a Survival Strategy, as Knowledge’

By Priscila Silva • Translation by Cristina Fornara • September 25, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On June 17, 2023, Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)* launched its Favela Climate Memory Exhibition, the culmination of five day-long climate memory circles held by favela community museums between […]

'Collect Maré' Project of Jorge Amado Popular Library promotes environmental awareness through reading, graffiti, and poetry in front of Herbet Viana Cultural Space, in Complexo da Maré. Photo: Gabriel Loiola
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Leaders at Ten Cultural Spaces, Art Centers, and Museums in Rio Create Climate Projects Using Culture, Art, and Sustainability

By Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Ezra Spira-Cohen • September 21, 2023

Clique aqui para Português “Creating awareness is a continuous process that we must incorporate into our daily lives. In this way, beginning with a big push, we are going to think about socio-environmental rights based […]

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‘Monkeys’: A Transformative Theater Experience Confronting the Reality of Grieving Mothers and the Genocide of Black Brazilians [REVIEW]

By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Felicity Clarke • September 12, 2023

Clique aqui para Português At the Firjan SESI Theater, located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, I had the opportunity to watch one of the final performances in the recent run of Monkeys, a monologue written […]

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In Rio Favela of Acari, ‘CineSoirée’ Nzinga of Angola Debates Popular Education, History and Afro-Brazilian Culture

By Ingra Maciel • Translation by Nathan Bergrin • September 4, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, June 24, St. John’s Day when many Rio de Janeiro locals gather to celebrate traditional June festivals, young residents in the favela of Acari and surrounding North Zone gathered […]

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