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Electricity in Numbers: A Deep Dive into Energy Access, Public Lighting, and Security in the Favela of Morro do Sereno

By Karina Figueiredo • Translation by Constance Malleret • July 23, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. This piece presents the results of a study carried out in the field, on the structure of […]

by Community Contributors

Rio’s Far West Zone Holds Debate About Importance of Memory and Unity for Region’s Favelas

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Catherine Osborn • August 23, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On July 22, the Historic Orientation and Research Nucleus of Santa Cruz (NOPH), through its Connected Stories project, conducted the online discussion “Sub-neighborhoods of Santa Cruz: favela communities?” The six speakers […]

by International Observers

Mental Health Activists Gather in Maré Favela to Discuss Mental Asylums and Treatment Alternatives

By Zaynah Karem • June 8, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Friday, May 24, Redes da Maré (Maré Development Networks NGO) led a conversation at Galpão Bela Maré—a cultural center in Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone—to discuss ways to […]

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Seminar Disseminates Urban Policy Approaches from Perspective of the ‘Potency of Peripheries’

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Cheyne Bull • April 16, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, April 2, the seminar “New Paradigms for Urban Policies from the Perspective of the Potency of Peripheries” took place at the Favelas Observatory in Complexo da Maré with the support […]

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From Flyer to Flyer: An Analysis of the 2018 Elections in the Maré Favelas

By Fernanda Távora, Hannah de Vasconcellos • Translation by Cheyne Bull • October 31, 2018

Clique aqui para Português  For the original article in Portuguese published by data_labe, click here. Reporting by Hannah de Vasconcellos and Fernanda Távora in collaboration with Juliana Marques (data), Pedro Lira (editing), and Giulia Santos (graphics). […]

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