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Violence Against Women and Rio’s Evictions, Part 4: Institutional Sexism in a Patriarchal City

By Poliana Monteiro • Translation by Habib Msallem • February 27, 2019

Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth and final article in a four-part series highlighting research that demonstrates the unequal geographic distribution of violence against women in the context of pre-Olympic evictions in the city of Rio de […]

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Parliamentary Front Against Evictions: Threatened Favelas Criticize City’s Actions

By Sophy Chan • August 16, 2018

On Friday, August 3, the Parliamentary Front Against Removals, Evictions, and the Violation of the Right to Housing hosted a public debate entitled “Housing Rights and the Fight Against Evictions” at City Hall. With over […]

Maria Haydée Alves da Silva, lifelong resident of Vila Hípica
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After 5 Years, Vila Hípica Still Without Electricity in ‘Passive’ Eviction by Federal Authorities

By Tyler Strobl • August 8, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In 2013, the lights were shut off in Vila Hípica, a community settled high in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park in Alto da Boa Vista. Approximately five years later, […]

Seu Zeca holds his grandfather's whistle, who was one of the old guards of the Botanical Gardens.
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The Guardians of Tijuca Forest: The Residents of Horto Florestal [IMAGES]

By Sophia Zaia • Translation by Cheyne Bull • January 2, 2018

Clique aqui para Português The Botanical Gardens in Rio de Janeiro has threatened to remove the community of Horto, the same community that has been taking care of the “most conserved area” of the Tijuca Forest […]

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‘Stronger Together:’ Threatened Favelas Launch Parliamentary Front Against Evictions

By Edmund Ruge • December 5, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On the night of November 30, community leaders from across Rio converged at the City Council to speak out against evictions. The evening’s panel marked the launch of Rio’s first “Parliamentary […]

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