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Community Land Trusts and the Struggle for the Right to the City: Dialogue on Rio and Mozambique

By Tomás Aboim • Translation by Adrian Hooper • June 11, 2021

Clique aqui para Português As part of the activities of UN-Habitat’s 2020 Urban Circuit, the Community Land Trust (CLT) Working Group held a livestreamed virtual event on October 20, 2020, facilitated by Catalytic Communities (CatComm)*, […]

A youth music group in Cantagalo performed during the virtual event. Photo: City, Favela, and Heritage Forum/Facebook. (Photo internet reproduction)
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Artists and Urbanists Ask How to Support Favela Culture at First City, Favela and Heritage Forum

By Mariana Gomes • January 3, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of our reporting partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in The Rio Times click here. Rio de Janeiro’s wealth of artistic talent includes […]

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Sustainable Favelas’ 3rd Annual Meet-Up, Part 3: Launch of Favela Museum and Memory Guide

By Clara Ferraz, Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • December 23, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a series covering the events of the 3rd Annual Full-Network Meet-Up of the Sustainable Favela Network, which happened online on November 7, 2020.  The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) […]

*Highlight

26 Favela Museums and Memories Projects Highlighted in New Guide

By Gianna Giordani • December 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles on human rights and […]

Igreja da Penha (Church of Our Lady of Penha) surrounded by Favela Complexos of Penha and Alemão. Photo by: Bento/Coletivo Papo Reto.
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2020 Elections: What Do Rio’s Mayoral Candidates Plan for the Favelas?

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • November 12, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of articles on Rio de Janeiro’s 2020 municipal elections from a favela perspective. Amidst the grief of, officially, 12,268 deaths by Covid-19 and 120,802 cases […]

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