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A Year of Violent Tragedy Through Human Stories: 2017 in Complexo do Alemão

By Alejandra S. Inzunza, José Luis Pardo • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • January 3, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Alejandra S. Inzunza and José Luis Pardo published by investigative news agency Agência Pública click here. From the grandmother who can’t fetch her grandkids from […]

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The Results Are In: Costly Mega-Event Transport Projects Did Not Expand Mobility, Address Inequalities

By Cerianne Robertson • November 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português “The city’s decision to bid to host the 2016 Games was made based on a long-term vision: to grasp the opportunity that a successful bid would offer to transform Rio into […]

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Screening of ‘State of Exception’ Evictions Documentary Sparks Debate

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • October 12, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the annual Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival hosted a screening of Canadian filmmaker Jason O’Hara‘s recently released documentary State of Exception at the Rio Museum of Modern Art’s […]

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The Rio Olympics Ended Exactly A Year Ago. And Now? Dictatorship in the Midst of Democracy [OPINION]

By Gizele Martins • Translation by Suzanne Caflisch • August 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The Rio Olympics ended exactly a year ago today. What now? Community journalist Gizele Martins describes life in Maré today as “dictatorship in the midst of democracy.” Militarization has always been […]

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The Truth About Rio’s Olympic Legacy: Favelas Share Struggles and Victories at PACS Report Launch

By Gigi Ong-Alok • August 7, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Monday, July 31, the Institute of Alternative Policies for the Southern Cone (PACS Institute) launched their latest publication, “Post-Olympic Rio: The legacy of the Games one year later” at Casa […]

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