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‘Militias are Involved in Drug Trafficking and Operate in Rio’s Wealthy Districts’ [INTERVIEW]

By Isaías Dalle, Thainã de Medeiros • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • March 19, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Isaías Dalle of the Perseu Abramo Foundation published by Revista Fórum click here. Thainã de Medeiros, a member of Coletivo Papo Reto—a favela-based media collective fighting […]

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‘In Rio de Janeiro, the Militia Isn’t a Parallel Power. It’s the Government.’ [INTERVIEW]

By Mariana Simões • Translation by Gabriel Martins • March 12, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Mariana Simões published by Agência Pública click here. In the following interview, a sociologist who has studied Rio de Janeiro’s [vigilante off-duty police] militias for 26 […]

#UPPWatch

The Psychological Damage Caused by False Imprisonment

By Flávia Medeiros • Translation by Elfie Lawson • February 9, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Flávia Medeiros published by Agência de Notícias das Favelas click here. On January 16, Leonardo Nascimento dos Santos, a 26-year-old DJ and electrician, was wrongfully […]

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7 Fantastic Afro-Brazilian Women and Their ‘Everyday Politics’ [PROFILE]

By Marcela Lisboa, Thamyra Thamara de Araújo • Translation by Joana Chetwynd • January 22, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original articles in Portuguese by Thamyra Thâmara de Araújo and Marcela Lisboa published by Agência Naya on Medium, click here. To listen to the full interviews in Portuguese, click here. […]

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Fabbi Silva, the Teacher Bringing Smiles to Parque das Missões in Rio’s Baixada Fluminense [PROFILE]

By Lola Ferreira • Translation by Cheyne Bull • January 9, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Lola Ferreira published by HuffPost Brasil click here. This article is part of the Todo Dia Delas (Women Every Day) project, an initiative by C&A, Oath Brasil, […]

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