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Hunger Is a Feminine Noun, Part 4: Cuts to Social Programs Make Women Victims

By Cristina Alves, Regina Eleutério • Translation by Dylan Blau Edelstein • July 31, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Cristina Alves and Regina Eleutério published by Agência Pública click here for the series and here for the article. This is the fourth and final article […]

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6th Favela Student Discussion Group: Rethinking the Relationship Between Universities and Favelas

By Carolina Medina Zárate • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 2, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On June 8, the Museum of Life at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) hosted the 6th Student Favela Resident Discussion Group—Pathways that Lead Universities to Favelas and Favelas to Universities. The […]

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Hunger Is a Feminine Noun, Part 1: Sleeping to Forget Hunger

By Elvira Lobato • Translation by Tara Mittelberg • June 25, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Elvira Lobato published by Agência Pública click here and here. Angelina Nunes, Claudia Lima, and Cristina Alves contributed reporting. Photographs by Ana Lúcia Araújo. […]

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My Greatest Achievement: Staying Alive [OPINION]

By Edu Carvalho • Translation by Sharon Gogar • June 11, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  For the original article in Portuguese by Edu Carvalho published by Nexo Jornal click here. For my birthday, what I really wanted was something far beyond me: the chance for my […]

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7th Session of Parliamentary Inquiry on Floods Talks Budget Cuts with Rio’s Flood Prevention Agency

By Abby Hanna • June 7, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, May 23, the seventh session of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Flooding took place at Rio de Janeiro’s City Council. Focusing on the role of Rio-Águas, Rio […]

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