About the author: Amanda Baroni Lopes holds a degree in journalism from Unicarioca and was part of the first Journalism Laboratory organized by Maré’s community newspaper Maré de Notícias. She is the author of the Anti-Harassment Guide on Breaking, a handbook that explains what is and isn’t harassment to the Hip Hop audience and provides guidance on what to do in these situations. Amanda was born and raised in Morro do Timbau, Complexo da Maré.
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Meet the Candidates for State and Federal Deputy from Rio’s Favelas
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on the 2026 Brazilian elections, focusing on the perspectives of Greater Rio’s favelas, and provides an overview of candidacies for federal and state deputy […]
