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Between the Virus, Hunger, and Bullets: The Daily Chess Game Against Covid-19 in the Favelas

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • June 18, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and part of our partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in The Rio Times click here. On […]

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Underreporting in Favelas Makes Brazil Pandemic the World’s Most Dangerous: 31 Rio Favelas Confirmed With Covid-19

By Anouk Aflalo Doré • Translation by Edmund Ruge • May 14, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. In Brazil, due to dramatically insufficient testing and delays in the release of test results, […]

Bolsonaro observes supporters at a rally in Brasilia amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo - Evaristo Sa, AFP
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Bolsonaro is ‘Threat’ to Fight Against Coronavirus in Brazil, says The Lancet

By BBC Brasil • Translation by Rachel Brabbins • May 13, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese on BBC News Brazil click here. This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. A harsh editorial published on […]

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In Favela With Most Covid Cases, Rocinha, Rio Mayor Installs Urgent CT Scanner in Nearby Church, Not Community Health Clinic

By Tara Nelson • May 12, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. On the night of Friday, May 1, residents of the favela of Rocinha, in Rio de […]

Doctor Dráuzio Varella said he regrets his initially optimistic take on the spread of coronavirs. Photo - BBC, Youtube reproduction
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Oncologist Drauzio Varella Predicts ‘National Tragedy’ from Coronavirus: ‘Brazil Will Pay the Price for its Inequality’ [INTERVIEW]

By Ligia Guimarães • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 8, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Ligia Guimarães published on BBC News Brazil click here. This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. […]

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