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‘The House Was Knocked Down, Penha Was Not’: Making Permanent the Memory of Vila Autódromo

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Jiselle Steele • November 15, 2017

Clique aqui para Português “The house was knocked down, Maria da Penha was not.” It was with this phrase, repeated numerous times in a video projected on the wall of the Urban Studies House, that a […]

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Street Cinema Club in Maré Exhibits Films ‘For the English to See’

By Juliana Portella • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • September 25, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Saturday, September 16, a Session of Short Films “For the English to See” took place in Vila do Pinheiro, in Complexo da Maré in the North Zone. During the event—named after […]

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Horto Association Offers Free Arts Courses to Foster Community Resilience, Economic Solidarity

By Sophia Zaia • August 19, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The Horto Neighborhood and Friends’ Association (AMAHOR) of the historic Horto community located near the Botanical Gardens, launched free sewing, crafts and ceramics courses early this year. The courses take place weekly […]

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One Year Later: Guanabara Bay Still Filthy, Maré Residents Debate Sanitation and Artisanal Fishing

By Raine Robichaud • August 6, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On July 27, community, municipal, and environmental organizations gathered in Maré to discuss 22 years since the Guanabara Bay Remediation Program (PDBG) was initiated, and the unfortunate consequences for the region of […]

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Faced with Gentrification, Vidigal Artists Design Plaques to Mark and Preserve Community Memory

By Claire Jones, Evan Fantozzi • April 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Although Bárbara Nascimento is a friend and co-organizer with André Gosi in Vidigal, a South Zone favela which has experienced significant gentrification in recent years, “no one has the slightest idea” about […]

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