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Impact of Colors: Recycle, Reclaim, Educate by Painting Providência, the First Favela [PROFILE]

By Robin Hüppe • November 18, 2019

This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Impacto das Cores (“Impact of Colors”) Contact: Instagram| Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2016 Community: Morro da Providência Mission: To […]

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Favelas and Landslide Risk: If They Know Their Homes Might Collapse, Why Do They Build There?

By Rafael Chaves • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • March 4, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  This article by geographer Rafael Chaves* sheds light on the dynamic of the Rio de Janeiro government’s alignment with the city’s financial elite in its occupation of urban space, and the […]

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Favelization and the Appropriation of Favelas in International Design [BOOK REVIEW]

By Nashwa Al-sharki • October 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Design academic Adriana Kertzer was born to an American mother and a first generation Brazilian father. Not fully embraced as a Brazilian or American, Kertzer’s sense of displacement makes her especially sensitive […]

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Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture by Justin McGuirk [BOOK REVIEW]

By Sara McTarnaghan • September 27, 2014

Clique aqui para Português In his book Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture, art critic Justin McGuirk takes readers on a ride across the physical and social landscapes of urban Latin America, […]

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Greenbuilding Brasil Conference Introduces LEED-UP: Favelas as Models of Urban Sustainability

By Jessica Goodenough • September 20, 2014

Clique aqui para Português Vale Encantado, a favela in the heart of the Tijuca forest, part of the largest urban forest system in the world in the middle of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, was […]

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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
  • Our Anti-racist Grand Finale: Video Brings Voices from the Year-Long Series ‘Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas’ [VIDEO]
    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022
  • Four Years Without Marielle: A Living Legacy in Politics for Black Brazilian Women
    By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 24, 2022

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    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
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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