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Black Children’s Literature Empowers Youth in Rio’s Alemão Favela: Author Wins Prize [VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled video report is part [...]

January 28, 2021

Nilton ‘Diquinho’ Gomes Pereira, A Revolutionary Life Dedicated to Rio’s Favelas: 1949-2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new [...]

June 22, 2020

Check Out the Teach-In: ‘Food Sovereignty in Favelas During the Pandemic’ [VIDEO]

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its [...]

June 9, 2020

Carlos Augusto Jacob plays guitar on his rooftop on the Tabajaras hill. Photo: Gabriel de Paiva / Agência O Globo

Favela Residents, Confined to Homes, Use Rooftops as Offices and Even Gyms

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April 12, 2020

Temer’s Land Regularization Law, One Year On: Assessing the Impact on Favelas

Clique aqui para Português In July 2017, federal lawmakers transformed the [...]

August 17, 2018

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