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Gilmara helped create gay rights marches in Maré, Alemão, and Rocinha--three of Rio's largest favelas. Photo by: Fabio Teixeira
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“Being Gay in a Favela Hasn’t Gotten Easier. We’re Still Fighting for Our Lives.”

By Jefferson Puff • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • February 10, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Jefferson Puff in Portuguese published by BBC Brasil click here. “In the favela you can’t kiss or walk holding hands. Gays, lesbians and transexuals living in favelas have […]

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Rio’s Water Crisis 101: Meeting Provides Critical Context on Water, Sewerage, Environmental Ed

By Claire Lepercq • February 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday February 2, experts, activists, and community members gathered for the Encontro das Águas (Water Meeting) to discuss the water crisis in Rio de Janeiro. Hosted by the group Se […]

Photo by Bento Fabio
#CommunityMedia

Morro do Adeus Residents Restore Road Through Collective Action Mutirão

By Marcella Melo • Translation by Wendy Turner • February 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Marcella Melo published in Voz das Comunidades click here.  After years requesting improvements to Horácio Piccorelli Road, residents have decided to fund the work out of their […]

#HousingWatch

New Vito Giannotti Occupation Transforms Abandoned Hotel into Affordable Housing in the Port

By David Robertson • January 20, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The atmosphere was tense on the evening of Monday January 18 as nearly 30 people gathered in a circle in an abandoned hotel in the neighborhood of Santo Cristo in Rio’s Port Region. This […]

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Exhibit of Anthony Leeds’ 1960s Favela Images Provokes Awe and Refection [IMAGES]

By Meg Healy • January 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português An exhibit now in its final days at Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of the Republic presents a small taste of the photographic archive of Anthony Leeds, a prominent American anthropologist celebrated for introducing urban anthropology […]

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