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Impeachment Vote Reveals Five Things You Didn’t Know About Brazil’s Congress

By Renata Mendonça • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • April 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Renata Mendonça in Portuguese published by BBC Brasil click here. Sunday April 17’s voting process in Brazil’s Congress for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff had all Brazilians’ […]

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Babilônia Residents Face Distant Removal Due to Abandonment of Morar Carioca Promises

By Cerianne Robertson • April 13, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On his way past a group of houses at the top of the hill of Babilônia favela in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone on March 31, Neighborhood Association president André Constantine stopped to […]

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Vila Autódromo: Target of the Ravenous Appetite of Olympic Construction

By Bernardo Mello • Translation by Jim Shyne • February 25, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Bernardo Mello in Portuguese published in O Globo click here. Saturday, February 13. A burst water pipe inside the Olympic Park created a quagmire that overflowed into the […]

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Vila União Evictees Told There is Not Enough Public Housing for All

By RioOnWatch writers • November 13, 2014

Clique aqui para Português The residents of Vila União de Curicica, a West Zone neighborhood about 1km from the future Olympic site are being threatened with one of the largest evictions yet announced for the 2016 Olympics, and have just […]

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As World Cup Ends, UPP Stalled & Army Occupation Continues in Maré

By Celina Sorboe • July 13, 2014

Three months have passed since the occupation of the 16 favelas that make up the Complexo da Maré. The occupation by the army is a first step towards establishing a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) in […]

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    Murder of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira Exposes Lack of Protection for Journalists, Environmentalists and Activists in Brazil
    By Euro Mascarenhas Filho • Translation by Aurora Andrew, Ethan Kaimana • July 14, 2022
  • In an Act of Religious Racism, Arson Destroys Garden of Sacred Herbs Created by Award-Winning Activist and Candomblé Priestess
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 10, 2022
  • Our Anti-racist Grand Finale: Video Brings Voices from the Year-Long Series ‘Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas’ [VIDEO]
    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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