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In the Tops of Rio’s Vertical Favelas, Climate Change Transforms the Landscape, the Neighborhood and Lives of Residents

By Carla Regina • Translation by Ethan Kaimana • August 31, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on climate impacts and affirmative action in […]

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Second Annual Favela Community Land Trust National Seminar: Reflections on a Tool to Guarantee the Right to Housing and the City

By Jaqueline Suarez, Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Annie Swank, Ethan Kaimana, Ikrom Alajoulin • August 10, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The 2nd Annual Favela Community Land Trust National Seminar was held from April 18-20, 2022. The online event had 420 sign-ups from all 26 Brazilian states and the federal capital of […]

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Memory as an Instrument of Struggle for Rio de Janeiro’s Favela Museums

By Alexandre Cerqueira, Rebeca Landeiro • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • June 18, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Brazil’s 20th National Museum Week, which took place from May 16-22, 2022, introduced the topic The Power of Museums. This article reports on how this power is being realized by some […]

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In an Act of Religious Racism, Arson Destroys Garden of Sacred Herbs Created by Award-Winning Activist and Candomblé Priestess

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 10, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on climate impacts and affirmative action in […]

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Outside Rio, Municipality of Itaguaí Tears Down Homes Despite Brazil Supreme Court Ruling Banning Evictions Due to Pandemic

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Nicole Vaiani • January 4, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The strong rains that hit the state of Rio de Janeiro in early December caused floods in several cities. The consequences of the storm were shown on several news outlets. In […]

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