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After 2 Deaths and in the Absence of the State, Rio’s Largest and Densest Favela, Rocinha Mobilizes Against Covid-19

By Tara Nelson • April 7, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. On Monday, March 30, Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, located next to the upscale […]

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Rocinha and Other Favelas Issue 17-Part Manifesto to Combat Covid-19 Pandemic

By Rocinha Residents' Association • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low • April 6, 2020

Clique aqui para Português The following text is from a letter sent to Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel by the Rocinha Residents’ Association and signed by representatives of many different favelas. Read all of […]

by Community Contributors

The Experience of a Trans Man Living on the Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro

By Thábara Garcia • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 12, 2019

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of the ongoing series Challenges of Living in Magé. Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, the LGBTQI+ community continues to face countless challenges. The lives of gay […]

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Collective Book Launch Debates the Psychosocial Effects of State Violence

By Daiana Contini • April 11, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Friday, April 5, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s Institute for Philosophy and Social Sciences (IFCS/UFRJ) hosted a collective book launch followed by a panel debate on state violence with […]

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‘Suburban Madness’ Carnival Bloco Selects ‘Doctor, I Hear Voices’ as Their 2019 Samba

By Renata Queiroz Ramos • Translation by Dylan Blau Edelstein • February 28, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On February 19, the Suburban Madness Carnival group, or bloco, held an event at the SESC cultural center in Engenho de Dentro, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, to choose the group’s 2019 […]

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