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The Language of the Favela Part 2: Dialect & Stigma

By Gitanjali Patel • September 29, 2015

This is the second of a three-part series on the language spoken in the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro. Don’t miss Part 1 and Part 2. In Rio de Janeiro, dominant representations in the media and […]

#EvictionsWatch

Vila Autódromo Uses Aerial Map as Resistance Tool While Demolitions Continue [IMAGES & VIDEO]

By Clare Huggins • September 22, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday September 12, residents of Vila Autódromo met at the community’s Catholic Church where they were presented with an aerial map of their community. The map was composed of 20 […]

#UPPWatch

“Everything is Wrong!” Protesters in Complexo do Alemão March Against Escalating Violence

By Julia Jones, Laura Gama • August 26, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday August 22, almost 100 community members and journalists gathered in a peaceful protest against escalating police violence in Complexo do Alemão. Alemão, one of Rio’s largest complexes of favelas, located […]

"The poor person's house 'hurts the environment.' The rich person's does not." Photo by Carol da Luz
#EvictionsWatch

Federal Judge Upholds Eviction Mandate, Condemns Resistance in Praia do Sossego, Niterói [IMAGES]

By Ava Rose Hoffman • August 7, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Judge William Douglas of the Fourth Federal Circuit issued a decision on July 27 upholding the eviction mandate of subsistence fishing community Praia do Sossego in Niterói, the city located to Rio’s east across […]

#ParticipationWatch

After 7 Years of Struggle, Rio’s Latest Cooperative Public Housing is Nearly Ready

By Katja Majcen • July 27, 2015

On Sunday, July 12, the community of Quilombo da Gamboa held a memorable ceremony in one of the Vizinha Faladeira samba school sheds to celebrate the signing of a rare cooperatively-built Minha Casa Minha Vida public housing contract in the […]

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