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‘NOlympics Anywhere’: Unprecedented Transnational Olympics Protest in Tokyo

By Cerianne Robertson • July 26, 2019

Clique Aqui para Português  Tens of thousands of Tokyo residents heard the drumline. Tens of thousands saw the jubilant parade of hundreds of banner-bearing protesters. And tens of thousands heard the chants rejecting the Olympic […]

Photo by Tania Rego/Agência Brasil
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After City Breaks Promises, Metrô-Mangueira Families Struggle to Stay Afloat in Replacement Housing

By Tyler Strobl • July 11, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Prior to 2010, residents of centrally-located Metrô-Mangueira in Rio’s inner North Zone were approached by government workers—allegedly to sign up those in need for Bolsa Família, a government conditional cash transfer […]

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Film ‘Mormaço’ Interweaves Fiction and Reality to Retell Story of Vila Autódromo Evictions [REVIEW]

By Carolina Medina Zárate • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 9, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On May 8, the film Mormaço premiered at the Net Rio Theater in Botafogo, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Directed by Marina Meliande with performances by Marina Provenzzano, Sandra Maria […]

The Alves family, longtime residents of Chácara do Algodão in Horto
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Families of Chácara do Algodão in Upscale Horto Fight for Their Future by Remembering Their Past

By Tyler Strobl • May 20, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Originally constructed as a workers’ village for employees of the local fabric factory, Chácara do Algodão is a small community with a long history interlaced with the rise of Brazil’s textile […]

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Favela Residents Testify Before Parliamentary Commission on Flooding, Demand Response

By Rachel Mucha • May 4, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  On Friday, April 26, a demonstrative crowd of community organizers, favela residents, academics, and activists gathered to denounce and protest City authorities’ alleged negligence during the deadly floods that took place […]

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