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SOS Jardim Gramacho Mobilizes Residents and Recycling Cooperatives at Former Mass Landfill Site [PROFILE]

By Daiana Contini • August 16, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: SOS Jardim Gramacho Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2015 Community: Jardim Gramacho (Baixada Fluminense) Mission: To mobilize and raise awareness among neighborhood residents, incentivizing recycling Public Events: SOS Jardim […]

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Collective Action for Waste Management Discussed in Favelas of Complexo do Alemão

By Daisy Longden • March 1, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  On Saturday, February 23, community-based social and cultural development organization Instituto Raízes em Movimento (Roots in Movement Institute) hosted the event “Waste: Policies and Challenges,” bringing together local residents and guest speakers to address […]

#MarielleLegacy

Countdown to Brazil’s 2018 Elections, Part 6: Growth and Diversity of Favela Candidates

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sharon Gogar • September 18, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the sixth article in an ongoing series on the Brazilian electoral political scene in 2018. The immediate reaction to the death of Marielle Franco, beyond deep pain, was the strengthening of […]

#EvictionsWatch

Not Everyone Has a Price, Part 6: Conclusion—Vila Autódromo in the Context of Rio’s Olympic Evictions

By Theresa Williamson • September 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the final article in a six-part series that comprises the book chapter entitled “Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small Favela of Vila Autódromo’s Fight Opened a Path to Olympic […]

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Not Everyone Has a Price, Part 5: The City Proceeds with Eminent Domain and Violence [VIDEO]

By Theresa Williamson • September 3, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the fifth article in a six-part series that comprises the book chapter entitled “Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small Favela of Vila Autódromo’s Fight Opened a Path to Olympic […]

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