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Public space in Babilônia in 2012
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The Power of the Plaza: Favela-Led Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in Babilônia

By Mayu Takeda • November 29, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a four-part series on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. “First of all, this plaza is different because this plaza is our plaza,” declares André Constantine, a powerful […]

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At Favela Literary Festival, Contest Highlights History of 5 Areas of Vidigal

By Priscilla Mayrink • Translation by Cheyne Bull • November 27, 2017

Clique aqui para Português In its sixth annual edition, this year’s Urban Peripheries Literary Festival (FLUP) took place in Vidigal in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro with the theme “Revolution, Choose Yours,” which sought […]

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Frutchá-Workshop for Conscious, Raw, and Vegan Food in City of God #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Juliana Torres • Translation by Grace Atwell • November 24, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Frutchá – Workshop for Conscious, Raw, and Vegan Food Contact: WhatsApp +55.21.999.714.373 | Email Year Founded: 2017 Community: City of God Mission: To provide awareness and access to healthy and conscious food […]

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‘Active Favela’ Day Brings Together Elements of Hip Hop and Inspires Youth in Maré

By Sidney Magana • October 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On a beautiful Saturday, on October 21, breakdancers, rappers, MCs, graffiti artists, community members, and other fans of hip-hop culture from around Rio de Janeiro congregated in Complexo da Maré, in […]

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Debate Discusses Government, Corporate, Civil Society, Community Approaches to Waste Management

By Sophie Pizzimenti • October 25, 2017

On Friday, October 20, the graduate economics program at Rio de Janeiro’s Fluminense Federal University (UFF) continued a series of events celebrating its 30 years of existence with a debate on the topic of community waste […]

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