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Black July: Against Racism, Militarization, and Apartheid [VIDEO]

By David Amen • Translation by Grant Brown • July 31, 2021

 Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled mini documentary is the latest contribution to our reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting […]

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Despite the Pandemic, 14,301 Families Have Been Evicted Across Brazil

By Lucas Veloso • Translation by Annie Swank • July 16, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest story on coronavirus and its impacts on favelas. On the morning of May 28, the Military Police evicted Cleuza Maria de Toledo’s family, who lived in the […]

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Rising Gas Prices Threaten Favelas With Return to Firewood: Organizers Seek to Guarantee Cooking Gas

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Eduardo Antunez Rolle, Gabriela Buffon Vargas • July 8, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas and on the coronavirus and its impacts on favelas. Brazil is experiencing a historic recession, exacerbated […]

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Community Land Trusts and the Struggle for the Right to the City: Dialogue on Rio and Mozambique

By Tomás Aboim • Translation by Adrian Hooper • June 11, 2021

Clique aqui para Português As part of the activities of UN-Habitat’s 2020 Urban Circuit, the Community Land Trust (CLT) Working Group held a livestreamed virtual event on October 20, 2020, facilitated by Catalytic Communities (CatComm)*, […]

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Community Organizations Work with Energy Giant Enel to Promote Energy Efficiency

By Marcyllene Santos • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • May 3, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Center for Critical Studies […]

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