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Hunger Is a Feminine Noun, Part 1: Sleeping to Forget Hunger

By Elvira Lobato • Translation by Tara Mittelberg • June 25, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Elvira Lobato published by Agência Pública click here and here. Angelina Nunes, Claudia Lima, and Cristina Alves contributed reporting. Photographs by Ana Lúcia Araújo. […]

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A Mother’s Fight for the Rights of Her Children with Dwarfism on the Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro

By Thábara Garcia • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • June 19, 2019

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of the ongoing series Challenges of Living in Magé. Ana Silva, 35, was 30 weeks pregnant when she found out that she was expecting twins with a […]

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Association of Women with Attitude and Social Commitment of the Baixada #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Sharonya Vadakattu • June 4, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: The Association of Women with Attitude and Social Commitment (AMAC) Contact: Facebook | Twitter | Email Year Founded: 2012 Community: São Bento, Duque de Caxias (Baixada Fluminense) Mission: Empowering women, especially […]

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Baixada Denounces Massacres and Forced Disappearances at State Legislative Hearing

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • May 15, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  On April 29, 2018, O Globo newspaper reported the burial of five victims of the massacre in Vila Operária, Duque Caxias, in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense on the northern outskirts of […]

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5 Major Takeaways from the Public Hearing on Niterói’s Housing Crisis

By Tyler Strobl • April 25, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  On Monday, April 8, residents, community organizers, civil society organizations, and politicians gathered for a public hearing at Niterói’s City Hall to discuss the low-income housing crisis in the city across […]

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