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Fifteen Months of Mayor Crivella’s Administration, Part 1: Culture and Public Security

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a two-part series monitoring and critiquing Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella during his time in office thus far, and covering policies related to culture, public security, […]

Mayor’s Proposed ‘Slavery and Freedom Museum’ Stokes Debate and Skepticism

By Claire Jones, Lisa Hollenbach • September 13, 2017

Clique aqui para Português While Rio’s oldest favela, Providência, marks 120 years since its founding, the city has been undergoing a broader moment of historical reckoning, considering how best to utilize the past in order to […]