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Unit to Potentialize the Poor: The New Utopian UPP

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Alice Lupton • September 9, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Cléber Araujo, resident of Complexo do Alemão, published in Agência de Notícias da Favela, click here. This is a satirical piece. After various meetings and revisions given the countless […]

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Alemão Residents Make Waves With Their Own Comedy Channel, With International Viewers [VIDEO]

By Melissa Cannabrava • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • September 8, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, by Melissa Cannabrava, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. The actors behind the characters ‘100g’ and ‘Jurubeba’ aim for success and hope to show there is much more […]

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Conference in the Port Region Brings Tentative Hope to Rio’s Participation Efforts

By David Robertson, Marta Ill-Raga • August 27, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On August 14 and 15, 2015, nearly 300 people gathered in the Utopia Warehouse (Armazém da Utopia) along the coast of Guanabara Bay in the Port region of Rio for a long-awaited conference […]

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Elderly Day Care Center Expands into Homes by Offering Home-Based Care Course in City of God

By Julia Jones • August 25, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Since its inception in 1991, Casa de Santa Ana has pioneered the delivery of healthcare and physical therapy to elderly residents in Cidade de Deus (City of God). Located in the heart […]

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Asa Branca Favela Welcomes Haitian Immigrants

By Sarah Jacobs • August 10, 2015

Clique aqui para Português The rise in Haitian immigration to Brazil has been hitting the headlines. According to figures from the Ministry of Work and Employment published by BBC Brasil, the number of Haitian workers in […]

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