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[ August 31, 2026 ] Prior to Elections, Rio de Janeiro State Legislature Revives ‘Wild West Bonus’ and Elects Its Author Chair of Human Rights Commission #UPPWatch
[ August 29, 2026 ] ‘I Miss Everything’: Reflections from Conceição Queiroz Ten Years After Being Evicted from Vila Autódromo for the Olympic Games [INTERVIEW] #EvictionsWatch
[ August 28, 2026 ] From Concrete to Food: Collective Action Transforms Abandoned Reservoir Into Community Garden in Complexo do Alemão [IMAGES] *Highlight
[ August 23, 2026 ] 10 Years After Olympics, Rio’s Chronically Neglected Suburban Rail System Is Handed Over to New Consortium, Nova Via Mobilidade #LegacyWatch
[ August 22, 2026 ] Third Strongest Windstorm in Rio de Janeiro History Causes Panic and Leaves Trail of Destruction, Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia *Highlight

Eleven Candidates From Rio’s Favelas Seek to Increase Representation in the Parliaments

Clique aqui para Português Of a total 2,785 registration requests from Rio de Janeiro candidates to run in the upcoming elections, only 23 have agendas with a focus on the needs of peripheries, eleven of […]

Quilombo in the Parliaments: The Brazilian Black Movement’s Proposal to Reconstruct the Nation Through Its 2022 Elections

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Ethan Kaimana • August 9, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Cross-party alliance seeks to combat the underrepresentation of the black population in Brazil’s legislative branch, advocating an anti-racist agenda. There’s an African proverb that is well known on this side of […]