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During 18th Museum Week, Favela Museums Fight Pandemic with Local Actions and Online Classes

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • May 25, 2020

Clique aqui para Português The 18th Annual Museum Week, an important event for Brazilian museums organized by the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram), a group of museological institutions, took place May 18-24, bringing museums and […]

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As Rio Becomes Covid-19 Epicenter, Police Violence Soars to New High

By Edmund Ruge • May 24, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and part of our partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in The Rio Times click here. As […]

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Amidst Pandemic, Another Police Operation Leaves Youth Dead in City of God

By Edmund Ruge, Tatiana Lima • May 22, 2020

Clique aqui para Português An 18-year-old was shot dead in a police operation in the early evening of May 20 in the Rio de Janeiro favela of City of God, in the city’s West Zone. […]

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Favela Psychologists Join Up for LIVE: ‘Mental Health in Favelas During the Pandemic’ [VIDEO]

By Anouk Aflalo Doré • May 18, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. On May 11, Catalytic Communities (CatComm),* through its Sustainable Favela Network […]

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Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Part 6: Vila Aliança Organizes for Physical Isolation

By Waldemir Correa • Translation by The Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies • May 1, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article from Vila Aliança is the sixth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is made possible through a […]

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