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Faced with Gentrification, Vidigal Artists Design Plaques to Mark and Preserve Community Memory

By Claire Jones, Evan Fantozzi • April 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Although Bárbara Nascimento is a friend and co-organizer with André Gosi in Vidigal, a South Zone favela which has experienced significant gentrification in recent years, “no one has the slightest idea” about […]

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Olympics Media to Stay in Apartments Built with Slave Labor on Slave Burial Ground

By Daniel Gross • July 17, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Apartment blocks that will house journalists during the 2016 Olympic Games were built using “labor in conditions analogous to slavery,” and were erected on a slave burial ground on land claimed by […]

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Ecotourism in Quilombo do Camorim Promotes Cultural and Environmental Conservation

By Nia McAllister • July 15, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Upon visiting the Quilombo do Camorim, it is evident that the community’s cultural history cannot be separated from the natural environment. Located in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the West Zone of Rio […]

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One Month In, Evictions Museum Preserves Memory and Resistance in Vila Autódromo

By Miriane Peregrino • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • June 18, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Miriane Peregrino in Portuguese published by Jornal O Cidadão click here. One month ago, residents and supporters of Vila Autódromo chose May 18–International Museum Day–to launch their Evictions Museum. […]

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The Little-Known History of Little Africa in Rio de Janeiro’s Port Zone

By Mariah Barber, Rhona Mackay • June 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Little Africa, Pequena África in Portuguese, is an area in the Port Region of Rio de Janeiro that has historically been home to a strong Afro-Brazilian community. The area became known as Little Africa following […]

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