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Memories Are Bulletproof: Three Years Without Kathlen and Her Baby

By Alexandre Cerqueira • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • July 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português June 2024 reflected three years since the murder of Kathlen Romeu and her unborn baby in the favelas of Complexo do Lins, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. An event was […]

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Rio Favela Leaders Go to Brasília to Advocate for Clean and Just Energy

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • June 26, 2024

Clique aqui para Português From May 26-29, 2024, a delegation of 19 community organizers representing favelas across Rio de Janeiro with 1.2 million residents brought their demands for clean and just energy to federal policymakers […]

Event Reports

During Brazil’s 22nd Museum Week, ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition Brings Climate Stories to The Favela Museum

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • June 12, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The Favela Climate Memory Exhibition, organized by museums and memory projects associated with the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)*, was on display from May 6-June 4 at the Favela Museum (MUF) in […]

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Three Years After Deadliest Massacre by Police in Rio de Janeiro History, Mothers of Jacarezinho Victims Continue Fighting for Justice

By Ramon Vellasco • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • May 23, 2024

Clique aqui para Português Three years have passed since the Jacarezinho Massacre, during which Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police (PCERJ) killed 28 residents in the deadliest police operation in Rio state history, the pain still […]

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Marielle Was Killed for Defending the Right to Housing [EDITORIAL]

By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • April 30, 2024

Clique aqui para Português On March 24, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF) launched an operation resulting in the arrests of three suspects behind the March 14, 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle […]

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