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The Rights of the Child

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‘Maré’s Specials’ Combats Ableism and Guarantees Rights to Over 700 Atypical Families in Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela Complex

By Ramon Vellasco • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • October 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português In Complexo da Maré, a group of 16 favelas with 140,000 residents in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, the Especiais da Maré project (Maré’s Specials, in free translation) serves over 700 […]

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Cerro Corá Residents in Motion: Favela Collective Strengthens Community Through Literacy, Memory, Culture and Film [PROFILE]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Marina Devine Guzmán • August 6, 2025

Clique aqui para Português In 2013, in the Cerro Corá favela, nestled between the neighborhoods of Cosme Velho and Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, the Cerro Corá Residents in Motion Collective was […]

#UPPWatch

Gun Violence Against Children: Rio’s City and State Governments Fail to Address Ongoing Childhood Tragedy

By Felipe Migliani • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • July 25, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Since 2016, 710 children and adolescents have been shot in Greater Rio—an average of nearly two young victims per week. According to a February 2025 report by the Fogo Cruzado Institute, […]

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Get to Know Candidates from Favelas for Rio de Janeiro’s City Council

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kincaid Cummings • October 3, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The city of Rio de Janeiro has 5,009,373 registered voters, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), out of an estimated 6,211,223 people, based on the 2022 national census. […]

#MarielleLegacy

Marielle Lives On! In Maricá, the Little Owls Project Offers Nighttime Support for Single Mothers and Fathers

By Carla Regina • Translation by Staff • March 14, 2024

Clique aqui para Português March 14, 2024—This Women’s History Month, on the sixth anniversary of Marielle Franco’s political femicide, this article explores Marielle’s parliamentary legacy through a policy implemented by the municipality of Maricá. The initiative, […]

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