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Intervention Observatory Report Shows Uptick in Deaths, Military’s Misdirection; Proposes Changes

By Hari Pannum • May 3, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Two months into the (at least) ten-month federal military intervention in Rio de Janeiro, the Intervention Observatory held an event on April 26 to present its first report and launch its new site. […]

Movimento Pro-Saneamento's "Recycle Araruama" event in December 2016. Photo from MPS Facebook page
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Baixada’s Pro-Sanitation Movement #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • April 18, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Pro-Sanitation and Environment Movement of the Parque Araruama Region (Movimento Pró-Saneamento e Meio Ambiente da Região do Parque Araruama) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2011 Community: Parque Araruama Region – São João de […]

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Alex Belchior and His Work to Document Memory in Vila Kennedy [INTERVIEW]

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Desirée Poets • March 15, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Nominated for the ‘Making a Difference’ Award in the RIO category by the O Globo newspaper, Alex Belchior is a resident of Vila Kennedy, in the West Zone, and currently works as a tour guide […]

#ParticipationWatch

Countdown to Brazil’s 2018 Elections, Part 2: Alternative Movements and Candidates

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Clara Lyra • March 1, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in an ongoing series on the Brazilian electoral political scene in 2018. In a country in which half the population are women and over half are […]

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From Agroecology to Land Rights: Bahian Quilombo Communities Launch a Collective Council

By Thaís Rosa Pinheiro • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • February 13, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The Quilombo Council of the Iguape Basin and Valley, from the Cachoeira region of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, held its first meeting on January 28 in Quilombo do Dendê, located […]

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