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Santa Teresa Cinema Hosts Debate on Trash and Screens ‘Favela as a Sustainable Model’ Film

By Sophie Pizzimenti • October 3, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On September 28 in Santa Teresa’s Cine Santa movie theater, the short film Favela as a Sustainable Model by Catalytic Communities* (CatComm) was screened as part of the Santa Na Mesa festival […]

by Tyler Strobl
#EvictionsWatch

Military Gives Community on Ilha do Governador 30 Days to Destroy Their Homes and Leave

By Tyler Strobl • October 3, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Saturday, as a light rain fell over the city of Rio de Janeiro, the families living on Maracajás Road, Galeão on Ilha do Governador met to tell their stories and organize […]

#HousingWatch

The Avoidance of Popular and Favela Participation in Rio’s Strategic Planning

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • September 30, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The Organic Law of Rio de Janeiro requires the municipal administration to develop a Strategic Plan for its term in power, and furthermore, to promote a consultation process with the population’s […]

#EvictionsWatch

Under Threat of Imminent Eviction, Horto Residents Mobilize

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • September 15, 2017

Clique aqui para Português As night fell on Wednesday, September 13, residents of the Horto community in Rio’s South Zone met at an urgent meeting to discuss new circumstances in their ongoing fight against eviction. Community leaders from […]

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Favela Youth Launch ‘Movimentos’ Platform, Take Role as Protagonists in Drug Policy Discussion

By Luiza Sansão • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • September 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Luiza Sansão in Portuguese published by Ponte Jornalismo click here. Resulting from a year’s work with the support of specialists in public security and drugs, the project […]

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