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Role of Peripheries in Democracy is Focus of the Second Edition of the Peripheries Journal

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • December 17, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Published by the Maria and João Aleixo Institute (IMJA), a knowledge production institute that aims to break with the formalism and hierarchy of traditional academic institutions, Peripheries Journal is a bi-annual publication […]

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Comparing Candidates: How Haddad and Bolsonaro Will Approach Favelas

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • October 27, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Brazilians voting in the presidential run-off election tomorrow, Sunday, October 28 are presented with a choice between two candidates with very different policies on housing and upgrading in favelas and security […]

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Brazil’s 2018 Elections: Voices of Youth from Pantanal in the Baixada Fluminense

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • October 6, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Eça de Queiroz, the acclaimed Portuguese writer, author of classics such as The Maias and The Crime of Father Amaro, never suffered from significant financial hardship. A journalist and diplomat, he […]

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Countdown to Brazil’s 2018 Elections, Part 8: What Presidential Hopefuls Say About Favelas

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Abigail Cramer, Cheyne Bull, Desirée Poets • October 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the eighth article in an ongoing series on the Brazilian electoral political scene in 2018. The first of two rounds of voting for Brazil’s next president takes place this Sunday, October […]

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A Bridge Too Far? Land Titling For What? Debates on Favelas in Rio Speak Very Different Languages

By Ezra Spira-Cohen • September 24, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Two events held on Tuesday, September 18 demonstrated an enormous divide between groups working on issues related to favelas and favela residents in Rio de Janeiro. Both events had more than […]

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