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The Sun Shines in Duque de Caxias: Solar Panels Launched by Women’s Association and Sustainable Favela Network in Dique da Vila Alzira

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Sana Khan • September 23, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, September 17, the community-based Association of Women With Attitude and Social Commitment (AMAC) celebrated the launch of the first photovoltaic system in the favelas of Duque de Caxias, a […]

#EvictionsWatch

Police Brutality Marks Forced Eviction of Homes and Businesses in Rato Molhado Favela in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • May 30, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Last Wednesday, May 24, a “shock order operation” [aggressive program to crack down on public disorder] by the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Public Order Secretariat (SEOP) demolished 25 wooden and brick […]

*Highlight

Long-Due Coronation of Maria Conga in Magé: Organizers Respond to Vandalism of Bust of ‘Brazilian Harriet Tubman’

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Felix Foot • May 3, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Maria Conga was a quilombola leader who led the fight against slavery in the city of Magé in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region in the early 19th century. She is […]

#MarielleLegacy

‘Justice for Marielle’ Festival Unites Artists and Civil Society to Remember 5 Years Without Justice and Demand Answers [IMAGES]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 27, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On March 14, the Marielle Franco Institute held the Justice for Marielle and Anderson Festival in Praça Mauá, downtown Rio de Janeiro. The event aimed to ensure the assassination of City […]

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Diverse but Not Divided: The Plurality of Voices at the International Women’s Day March in Rio de Janeiro [IMAGES]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 20, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Every year on March 8, the International Women’s Day March, 8M RJ, takes place in downtown Rio de Janeiro. The event starts at the Candelaria Church and marches to Cinelândia. Feminist […]

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