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Under Threat of Imminent Eviction, Horto Residents Mobilize

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • September 15, 2017

Clique aqui para Português As night fell on Wednesday, September 13, residents of the Horto community in Rio’s South Zone met at an urgent meeting to discuss new circumstances in their ongoing fight against eviction. Community leaders from […]

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First Collective Action Establishes Organic Garden in the West Zone’s Ap de Bangu Neighborhood

By Juliana Torres • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • August 22, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Ap do Amanhã: Garden, Culture, and Art is the passion project of Alan Pierre, a resident of the Ap de Bangu, popular name given to the Dom Jaime Câmara Housing Development, which was […]

Ceramics for All teacher Tatiana Costa at the AMAHOR studio
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Horto Association Offers Free Arts Courses to Foster Community Resilience, Economic Solidarity

By Sophia Zaia • August 19, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The Horto Neighborhood and Friends’ Association (AMAHOR) of the historic Horto community located near the Botanical Gardens, launched free sewing, crafts and ceramics courses early this year. The courses take place weekly […]

Foto: Elisângela Leite
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One Year Later: Guanabara Bay Still Filthy, Maré Residents Debate Sanitation and Artisanal Fishing

By Raine Robichaud • August 6, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On July 27, community, municipal, and environmental organizations gathered in Maré to discuss 22 years since the Guanabara Bay Remediation Program (PDBG) was initiated, and the unfortunate consequences for the region of […]

Indigenous huts at Aldeia Maracanã
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Aldeia Maracanã Holds Popular Agroforestry Workshop, Plans Indigenous University

By Raine Robichaud • July 7, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, July 1, 2017, the Aldeia Maracanã urban indigenous settlement hosted an agroforestry workshop with the organization Popular Education in Cinelândia. About fifteen people gathered to maintain the garden at […]

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