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Cable Car Suspension and Violent Police Operations Leave Residents Stranded–and Threatened–in Complexo do Alemão

By Ciara Long • September 30, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The six month-long suspension of Complexo do Alemão’s cable car was announced on September 14, in between unrelenting police operations in the North Zone favela complex. The cable car will not […]

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Favela Media Activism and Its Legacy for Civic Engagement in the Olympic City of Rio de Janeiro

By Léo Custódio • September 14, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Favela residents, especially youth, have used online and offline media against human rights violations for a while now in Rio. Media technologies and journalism techniques have been increasingly important components of the […]

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What Does Dilma’s Impeachment Mean for Favela Residents?

By Miriane Peregrino • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • September 7, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Miriane Peregrino in Portuguese published by Jornal O Cidadão click here. On Wednesday August 31, the senate approved the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party […]

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Residents of Multiple Favelas Discuss Unresolved Problems at Public Hearing on PAC Housing

By Laura Bachmann • September 5, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On August 31, the Rio de Janeiro Public Defenders Office held a public hearing for residents of the Complexo do Alemão, Jacarezinho, Manguinhos and Caju favelas, all in the North Zone, to voice their […]

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“We Verify the Truth They Leave Out”: Favela Journalists Speak at First Communication Congress

By Natalie Southwick • August 31, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, August 27, journalists, students and members of community media organizations from across Rio de Janeiro gathered at the Museu da Maré to debate the role of Rio’s community media in […]

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