Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
Clique aqui para Português Published in Portuguese on March 8, International Women’s Day, and in English today, March 14, the third anniversary of the assassination of iconic activist and City Councillor Marielle Franco, this article […]
Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on human rights and […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first of two articles on the struggle of two projects for affordable housing in Rio de Janeiro’s Port Region, situated in the city’s downtown Centro. Despite being an area that […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of our series on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Dance instructor Buba Rodrigues, 32, is a victim of the pandemic. He became unemployed during quarantine […]