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The Transnational Anti-Olympics Movement Takes Off: A Report From Tokyo

By Cerianne Robertson • August 26, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Let’s start this story a week before the Rio 2016 Olympics. July 27, 2016: Tokyo-based anti-Olympics activist Misako Ichimura arrives in the Cidade Maravilhosa. Her 14-day visit is packed with the […]

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Two Years After Rio Olympics, Vila Autódromo Celebrates ‘Glorious Victory,’ Looks Toward the Future

By Adam Talbot • August 11, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On August 5, 2016, the Olympic Games began in Rio de Janeiro. As teargas choked protesting activists outside Maracanã Stadium, a tiny fraction of the original residents of Vila Autódromo were busy moving into […]

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Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities [BOOK REVIEW]

By Adam Talbot • January 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Andrew Zimbalist’s edited collection titled Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities is a masterful review of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games and their impact across the city. As regular readers of this […]

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Recently Certified Quilombo Camorim Celebrates & Remembers Brazil’s Resistance to Slavery

By Tânia de Oliveira • Translation by Arman Kazemi • December 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Concluding Black Awareness week on November 26, the Cultural Association of the Camorim Quilombo (ACUCA) hosted its sixteenth traditional feijoada in honor of Afro-Brazil’s greatest resistance leaders Dandara and Zumbi dos […]

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‘Favela Olímpica’ Beautifully Documents Vila Autodromo’s Story of Olympic Resistance [FILM]

By Suzanne Chatelier • August 3, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Favela Olímpica’s world premiere is set to take place on the anniversary of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, this Saturday August 5, at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. […]

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    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
  • 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
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    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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