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Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 2: Sankofa Museum in Rocinha Shows That ‘When We Fight Together, We Win’

By Leonardo Coelho • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • September 26, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On June 17, 2023, Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)* launched its Favela Climate Memory Exhibition, the culmination of five day-long climate memory circles held by favela community museums between January and March. […]

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‘Eshu Throws a Stone Today and Kills a Bird of Yesterday’: Is an Anti-Racist World Possible?

By Kelly Ribeiro • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • January 21, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]

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In Brazil, Law Requiring African History in Schools Turns 18—How Has it Been Implemented?

By Euro Mascarenhas Filho • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • October 11, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” It is also part of a series created in […]

¨th Annual Black July: Speakers Hunger and Value of Life
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Sixth Annual Black July: A Debate on Fighting Hunger and Valuing Life in the Pandemic

By Gabriela Buffon Vargas • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • September 8, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and is part of our ongoing coverage of the events of Black July.    On July 30, the […]

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The Fight Against Coronavirus in Brazil’s Indigenous Northern Villages #Brazils Part 2—North

By Ariel Bentes • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • April 1, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a five-part series, published in Portuguese by favela-based online magazine Favela em Pauta and titled “Brazils: Stories of the Periphery in the Pandemic.” Each essay […]

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