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Peace Without Voice Isn’t Peace. It’s Fear.

By Edilano Cavalcante • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • October 16, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Edilano Cavalcante in Portuguese published by Fala Manguinhos! click here. Today the Manguinhos favela woke up to silence. The usual noises of car horns, laughter, and children […]

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Racism Keeps Getting Worse, All in the Name of Defending Capital

By Thainã de Medeiros • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • October 2, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The scene was Rio de Janeiro, the month was July and Black July was underway—an event that held meetings across the city to discuss racism in its different forms. Meanwhile, in […]

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Baixada Residents and Activists Speak Out About Public Security Hearing Held by Prosecutor’s Office

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 11, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Monday July 31 the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor’s Office held a public hearing to debate the latest security crisis to hit the state of Rio and its impact on […]

Residents hold banners calling for an end to violence.
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Alemão Residents Show Their Strength During Public Meeting on Police Occupation

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • May 2, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On April 24, a public meeting was held at the Rio Public Defenders Office with the title “Houses Invaded, Lives Violated and Other Police Abuses in Complexo do Alemão.” The meeting […]

Photo by AF Rodrigues/Agência Pública
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Residents Evicted by the 2016 Olympic Park Fight for Just Compensation

By Mariah Queiroz • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • April 4, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Mariah Queiroz in Portuguese published by Agência Pública click here. Families evicted to make room for the now-abandoned Olympic Park have gone to court for reparations; data obtained through freedom of […]

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