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Gubernatorial Candidates in Alemão and Maré: ‘Favelas Should Be Treated No Differently’

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • September 28, 2018

Clique aqui para Português  Vila Olímpica Carlos Castilho in Complexo do Alemão was quite empty as the Meeting Between Favelas and Gubernatorial Candidates in Rio, organized by the Favelas News Agency (ANF), began on Saturday, September 15. The low […]

#ParticipationWatch

Gávea Street: Daily Obstacles on Rocinha’s Main Road

By Amanda Pinheiro • Translation by Theodora Saclarides • June 26, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The clock strikes 6’o clock in the evening and you can hear various horns near and far, and see an intense melee of cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, vans, pedestrians, dogs, and […]

#LegacyWatch

Urbanist on Favelas Writes About Vila Autódromo in Book About the Olympics

By Lucas Altino, Theresa Williamson • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 1, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Catalytic Communities* Executive Director Theresa Williamson was interviewed by O Globo about her chapter entitled, ‘Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small Favela of Vila Autódromo’s Fight Opened a Path […]

Movimento Pro-Saneamento's "Recycle Araruama" event in December 2016. Photo from MPS Facebook page
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Baixada’s Pro-Sanitation Movement #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • April 18, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Pro-Sanitation and Environment Movement of the Parque Araruama Region (Movimento Pró-Saneamento e Meio Ambiente da Região do Parque Araruama) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2011 Community: Parque Araruama Region – São João de […]

#CommunityMedia

‘No Cosmetic Investments in Rocinha! Health and Sanitation Now!’ [PETITION]

By Rocinha Sem Fronteiras • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • April 5, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original petition in Portuguese by Rocinha Sem Fronteiras published on www.change.org click here. We, the undersigned, residents and friends of the favela Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, are here […]

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