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Life After Eviction: Heloisa Helena’s Struggle Against Religious and Racial Discrimination [INTERVIEW]

By Cerianne Robertson • June 20, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On February 24, 2016, the City of Rio demolished Heloisa Helena Costa Berto’s home, one of the last houses to be destroyed in Vila Autódromo next to the Olympic Park. Over […]

Attendees watch as the water they brought with them from home is poured into the Guanabara Bay. Photo by Domingos Peixoto from Agência O Globo
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Inter-Religious Event Celebrates Guanabara Bay’s ‘Sacred Waters’

By Raine Robichaud • May 10, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The universal importance of water was the root of the May 3 Dialogues: Faith in Climate – Sacred Waters event, hosted by the Institute for the Study of Religion (ISER) at Brazil’s National History Museum. Wednesday […]

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A Comparative Introduction to Hate Speech Laws in Brazil and the United States

By Laura Bachmann, Luisa Fenizola • December 20, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This year, hate speech, free speech, and hate crimes have received increased attention in public debate. Incidents of hate speech have increased in the US, where the constitution fiercely protects the […]

Source: https://observatorio3setor.org.br
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Dissecting the Left vs. Right: Polarization and How Politics Works Today in Brazil

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • November 14, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The current challenges of democracy aren’t the same as those of 20 or 30 years ago and they won’t be the same as those of tomorrow. They are not the same […]

Crivella and Freixo during debate
#ParticipationWatch

On the Eve of Mayoral Election, Favela Residents Talk About Freixo and Crivella and Their Proposals

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • October 28, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s candidates for mayor are going head to head in the run-off elections this Sunday, October 30. Marcelo Freixo and Marcelo Crivella have voters divided. First for their political orientation: […]

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