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A Young Man’s Dreams in Complexo do Alemão

By Viviane Ribeiro • Translation by Wendy Turner • July 23, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Viviane Ribeiro, published in Jornal Alemão Notícias, click here.  At 16 years of age a young man has many dreams and so much is happening all around […]

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Within 24 Hours, Brazil’s Congress Rejects then Approves Reduction of Age of Criminal Responsibility: Community Leaders, Experts Speak Out

By Kiratiana Freelon, Nicole Froio • July 2, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday July 1 the Brazilian Congress rejected a proposal that would lower the age of criminal responsibility for heinous crimes from 18 to 16. Congress members spent all of Tuesday June 30 […]

by Community Contributors

Young People Deserve More: A Critique of Attempts to Reduce the Age of Criminal Responsiblity

By Alan Miranda • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • May 27, 2015

For the original in Portuguese, by Alan Miranda, published in Observatório de Favelas, click here. By the age of 16 in our society one can have a multitude of jobs, desires, possibilities and perspectives on life. At […]

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Complexo do Alemão Youth Create Documentary to Promote North Rio’s Urban Forest

By Sarah Jacobs • May 9, 2015

Between the smoke and the bullets of Rio’s North Zone / The Serra takes on its biggest challenge yet, becoming green / I love you, Serra da Misericórdia – Luiz Poeta, founder of Verdejar Complexo […]

Secretary of security and resident have a heated discussion.
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Forum Opens Tense, Crucial Dialogue for UPP Reform in Complexo do Alemão

By Asha Nidumolu • April 14, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Residents of Complexo do Alemão, community leaders, researchers, government officials, members of civil society and journalists came together last Thursday, April 9 to discuss recent conflicts in Complexo do Alemão and debate […]

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