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  • [ June 28, 2022 ] Solar Installation in Vidigal Favela Reflects a Community Organization’s Search for Sustainability and Commitment to Environmental Education by Community Contributors
  • [ June 18, 2022 ] Memory as an Instrument of Struggle for Rio de Janeiro’s Favela Museums *Highlight
  • [ June 9, 2022 ] Movements and Organizations Talk About Energy, Climate Justice in Preparation for the Popular Conference on the Right to the City *Highlight
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Sustainable Favela Network 2nd Annual Meet-Up Strengthens Bonds and Charts Network’s Future [VIDEO AND IMAGES]

By Colin Andrew, Sofia Bazin • November 20, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a program of Catalytic Communities (CatComm)* designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that […]

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May 6, Dream and Achieve: Education through Sports in Cascadura [PROFILE] #SustainableFavelaNetwork

By Ben Bildsten • May 6, 2019

Initiative: 6 de Maio, Sonhar e Realizar (“May 6, Dream and Achieve”) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2000 Community: Cascadura (North Zone) Mission: Social inclusion, integration, and education about citizenship through sports Public Events: Commemoration of […]

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‘You, You, and You—Get Off Now’: The Diary of a Black Youth Living in a Rio Favela [OPINION]

By Bruno Sousa • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman, Jiselle Steele • March 21, 2019

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Bruno Sousa published by The Intercept Brasil click here. A Professional Suspect with a Graduate Degree in Being Harassed by the Police: The Diary of a […]

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Sustainable Brazil ECCO Point #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Laura Bunn • July 24, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Sustainable Brazil ECCO Point (ECCO Ponto Brasil Sustentável) Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 1999 Community: Headquarters in Honório Gurgel, North Zone, with activities in neighborhoods around metropolitan Rio Mission: To contribute […]

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Frutchá-Workshop for Conscious, Raw, and Vegan Food in City of God #SustainableFavelaNetwork [PROFILE]

By Juliana Torres • Translation by Grace Atwell • November 24, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Frutchá – Workshop for Conscious, Raw, and Vegan Food Contact: WhatsApp +55.21.999.714.373 | Email Year Founded: 2017 Community: City of God Mission: To provide awareness and access to healthy and conscious food […]

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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
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    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022
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    By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 24, 2022

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    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
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    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
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    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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