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IBGE Building Demolition, Part 1: Mayor Crivella Calls Former Occupants ‘Slaves’ [VIDEO]

By Émilie B. Guérette • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • June 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a two-part series on the demolition of the former IBGE (Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics) building. Check back tomorrow for Part 2. Mayor Crivella […]

#CommunityMedia

‘Favela Media Platforms Need to Unite’

By Michel Silva • Translation by Clara Lyra • April 20, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Michel Silva published by Favela em Pauta click here. The reason I got involved with journalism is noteworthy: I never felt represented by the way […]

#CommunityMedia

Favela Residents Weigh In: Why Lula Should Be In Jail, Why Lula Should Be Free

By Michel Silva • Translation by Christopher Owens, Lucy McMahon • April 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Michel Silva published on Favela em Pauta click here. Thousands of Brazilians are accompanying the outcome of the arrest of the former president of Brazil, […]

#InterventionWatch

Marielle Franco’s Legacy and the Fight for Rio’s, and Brazil’s, Future

By Theresa Williamson • March 21, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Catalytic Communities (CatComm) Executive Director and RioOnWatch Editor Theresa Williamson was invited by Americas Quarterly to write an op-ed on the importance of assassinated City Councillor Marielle Franco as a symbol […]

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‘Surubinha de Leve’ For Whom?—Reflections on Sexism, Culture, and Class [OPINION]

By Edilano Cavalcante • Translation by Cheyne Bull • February 14, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Brazilian music was going well until the release of [funk song] “Só Surubinha de Leve”—translated as “Just a Little Orgy.” The song has generated controversy and a ton of hypocrisy. Many […]

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