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The Fight for Housing and an Antiracist, Feminist Look at the City [VIDEO]

By Wilson Saiki Junior • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 27, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the Covid-19 and its impact on the favelas and part of our series covering 2020’s Black July. As part of 2020’s 5th Annual Black July, a group of women […]

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High Lethality and Inexplicably Low Case Numbers Cast Doubt on Covid-19 Data in Rio’s Favelas

By Rafael Galdo • Translation by Julio Santos Filho • August 17, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. For the original article published in Portuguese by Rafael Galdo in O Globo, click here.  In Complexo do Alemão, […]

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What Covid-19 Reveals about Digital Inclusion’s Role in the Right to Education for Favela Uni Students

By Julio Santos Filho • August 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. This year, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the education sector, like all aspects of human life, was forced to […]

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Marielle Franco Would Be Turning 41: Her Struggle Continues and Her Memory Celebrated

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Thomas Maggiola • July 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português A show with singer Elza Soares and rapper Flávio Renegado marked the birthday celebrations for Marielle Franco, who would have turned 41 on Monday, July 27. The livestreamed concert “Elza for […]

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Urbanists Discuss ‘Coronavirus and Cities in Brazil: Reflections During the Pandemic’

By Thomas Maggiola • July 13, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. On July 1, contributors to the book Coronavirus and Cities in Brazil: Reflections During the Pandemic hosted […]

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