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  • [ January 31, 2023 ] Anielle Franco: From Maré’s Alleyways to Minister of Racial Equality Democracy
  • [ January 27, 2023 ] ‘Let’s Walk Together’: Brazilian Minister of Racial Equality Anielle Franco’s Inauguration Speech in Full #MarielleLegacy
  • [ January 23, 2023 ] 1st Festival of Social Museology Held in Rio de Janeiro: Community Museums as Tools of Resistance by International Observers
  • [ January 16, 2023 ] 2022 Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas [EDITORIAL] #MediaWatch
  • [ January 15, 2023 ] Permissiveness for the Self-Described ‘Patriots.’ Bullets for the Favelas. What #VoicesFromSocialMedia Say About the Brasília Attacks #MediaWatch
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Where’s the Water? Maré Favela Residents Report No Water for Over Two Weeks

By Juliana Pinho • Translation by Staff • December 21, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on water issues and the […]

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Brazil’s First Favela Celebrates 125th Anniversary With Celebratory Breakfast and Discussion Among Elders

By Juliana Pinho • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • December 13, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday November 16, the Providência Gallery Project—founded in 2017 and located in the Leonel de Moura Brizola Popular Market—organized a breakfast to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Brazil’s first favela, […]

by Community Contributors

‘2nd Bulletin on Racism and Violence in the Baixada Fluminense’ Focused on Murders of Children in the Greater Rio de Janeiro Region

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • December 6, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Fórum Grita Baixada‘s 2nd Bulletin on Racism and Violence in the Baixada Fluminense, published in November 2021, brought together accounts and information on the impacts of State violence in the region. The […]

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‘Blackiteracy’ and the Empowered Rê Tinta Anti-Racist Comics

By Tassia Di Carvalho • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • December 2, 2022

Clique aqui para Português The “blackiteracy” project Rê Tinta was created to promote literacy among black children in Rio de Janeiro and help teach their classmates to be anti-racist. It all started through a comic […]

#InterventionWatch

The Degradation of Rio de Janeiro’s Urban Wetlands, Part 4: Utility Provider Iguá to Invest Billions in the Region’s Sewage Treatment

By Felipe Migliani, Fernanda Calé • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • November 30, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is the final in a series of four articles about the “Degradation of the Pantanal Carioca,” as Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone wetlands were once known.  With a R$7.29 billion (US$1.36 […]

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  • ‘Let’s Walk Together’: Brazilian Minister of Racial Equality Anielle Franco’s Inauguration Speech in Full
    By Anielle Franco • Translation by Kay Alvito • January 27, 2023
  • 2022 Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas [EDITORIAL]
    By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Staff • January 16, 2023
  • Permissiveness for the Self-Described ‘Patriots.’ Bullets for the Favelas. What #VoicesFromSocialMedia Say About the Brasília Attacks
    By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Staff • January 15, 2023

  • 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
  • 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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