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First ‘Yes To Racial Equality’ Forum Brings Together Corporations to Debate Racial Equality in Brazil

By Thaís Rosa Pinheiro • Translation by Adam Lee • November 13, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The first Yes To Racial Equality Forum was hosted at the Museum of Tomorrow on October 26. The event aimed to discuss racial equality in corporations and the inclusion of the black population […]

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A Good Bandit Is…? It’s Time to Demystify Human Rights

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Laura Fairman • October 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Human rights are universal civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights, indivisible and inalienable. This means, simply, that they are valid for all, that under no circumstances can some be respected and […]

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The Importance and Challenges of Putting Favelas on the Map

By Natalie Southwick • October 11, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Mapping Rio de Janeiro’s favelas can be a contentious political and social issue, and the debate has only amplified in the last few years, as Rio hosted increasingly high-profile global mega-events like the 2014 World […]

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Rehabilitation and Treatment for Disabled Children at Obra Social Dona Meca in the West Zone

By Lisa Hollenbach • October 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português When Maria do Socorro, 39, comes home with her five-year-old son Alejandro, she leaves his wheelchair at a friend’s house nearby and carries him home in her arms. To get to her […]

by Community Contributors

Visually Impaired Maré Resident Edivandro Rosa Makes Athleticism His Profession

By Maria da Conceição Rodrigues, Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Adam Lee • September 21, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Anyone walking around Maré’s Olympic Village in the morning already knows who trains there: Edivandro Rosa, 38, who made the space a stepping stone in learning how to live with blindness. A […]

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