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Reconnecting With Senses, Flavor, and Knowledge of Rio’s Serra da Misericórdia

By Abby Hanna • July 17, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, June 29, Verdejar, a socio-environmental organization located along the edge of the Complexo do Alemão favelas in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, held an event to celebrate the environment […]

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Vai na Web: Favela Empowerment Through Coding in Prazeres and Alemão [PROFILE]

By Ben Bildsten • July 15, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Vai na Web (“Get Online”) Contact: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Email Year Founded: 2017 Community: Morro dos Prazeres (Central Rio) and Complexo do Alemão (North Zone) Mission: To promote community improvement through […]

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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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Rio Civil Defense Sub-Secretary a No-Show at 8th Session of Parliamentary Inquiry on Flooding

By Abby Hanna • June 14, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On May 30, the eighth session of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Flooding took place at Rio’s City Council. CPI president Tarcísio Motta (PSOL), rapporteur Renato Cinco (PSOL), committee […]

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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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