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Remembering Marielle: Agenda of Events in Rio and Around the World #1YearWithoutMarielle

By Daiana Contini • March 14, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Today—Thursday, March 14, 2019—marks one year since the assassination of Rio city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. Born and raised in the Maré favela in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, […]

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Massacre by Military Police in the Fallet-Fogueteiro Favela and the Role of Brazilian Media

By Mídia 1508 • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • February 13, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published by Mídia 1508 click here. Warning: Article contains graphic images Special Operations and Shock Battalions of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police Kill 13 People On the morning […]

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UniFavela Sows the Seeds of Popular Education in Maré (and How You Can Show Your Support)

By Mareen Butter • Translation by Chris Fradkin • January 29, 2019

Clique aqui para Português “Our DNA is not only our own.  It has been in contact with other bacteria for thousands of years,” explains Luana Silva dos Santos. It was so hot that late spring […]

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‘Intimate Favela’: Portraits of the Inner Lives of Favelas and Their Residents [IMAGES]

By Antoine Horenbeek • January 28, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the project “Intimate Favela,” realized in collaboration with Catalytic Communities,* photographer Antoine Horenbeek was an overnight guest at the homes of individuals and families living in a few of Rio […]

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Do You Know What Food Sovereignty Is? Favela Agroecology Discussed at Event in Maré

By Jorge Sanchez Garcia, Renata Queiroz Ramos • Translation by Peter Edwards • January 23, 2019

Clique aqui para Português At an event held from December 9-15 at the Maré Museum and at the Center for Studies and Solidarity Actions of Maré (CEASM), the meaning of food sovereignty was discussed with a […]

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