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Fifteen Months of Mayor Crivella’s Administration, Part 2: Urban and Social Interventions

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Melinda Gurr • May 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a two-part series monitoring and critiquing Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella during his time in office thus far, and covering policies related to culture, public security, […]

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IBGE Occupation Eviction in Mangueira: ‘You have five minutes to leave’ [IMAGES]

By Émilie B. Guérette • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • May 9, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On April 27, the City of Rio de Janeiro took action to enforce a repossession order for the former Brazilian census bureau’s (IBGE – Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics) building […]

*Highlight

West Zone Social Development Initiatives Come Under the Spotlight at Exhibition

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Anna Jönsson • December 27, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Unfolding from December 2 to 9, a sensory, interactive, and emotional exhibition entitled “Illuminate the West Zone” aimed to increase visibility for social organizations and community collectives that, with support from […]

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Racism Keeps Getting Worse, All in the Name of Defending Capital

By Thainã de Medeiros • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • October 2, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The scene was Rio de Janeiro, the month was July and Black July was underway—an event that held meetings across the city to discuss racism in its different forms. Meanwhile, in […]

*Highlight

Brazil: Institutional Racism in the Legal System and the Rafael Braga and Ogo Alves Cases

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Desirée Poets • August 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Rafael Braga was detained during the 2013 demonstrations for carrying a bottle of Pinho Sol disinfectant, and again in early 2016, a month after being released to serve his sentence in […]

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