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[ May 31, 2023 ] Kites in the Air: A Dive into the Morro de Turano Kite Festival by Community Contributors
[ May 30, 2023 ] The Champlain Housing Trust: A Community Land Trust at Scale Civil Society
[ May 30, 2023 ] Police Brutality Marks Forced Eviction of Homes and Businesses in Rato Molhado Favela in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone #EvictionsWatch
[ May 29, 2023 ] 27th Favela University Forum Meeting in Manguinhos Debates Health Promotion and Knowledge Production by Young Favela Researchers by Community Contributors
[ May 26, 2023 ] Rio de Janeiro City Council Launches First Ever Special Commission to Combat Racism *Highlight

MonstruáRio2016 Anti-Olympics Exhibit Accused of Racism [OPINION]

By Bruno Calisto • May 2, 2016

The anti-Olympics MonstruáRio 2016 exhibit by Rio de Janeiro comedian Rafucko, an “anti-souvenir shop” for the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games, has been accused of racism by Black activists for appropriating and exploiting the struggles of Black people […]

Youth Forum Presents Preliminary Results of “Nós Por Nós” App to Denounce Police Violence

Clique aqui para Português Two weeks after the launch of the “Nós Por Nós” (Us for Us) phone application, the Rio de Janeiro Youth Forum presented the results and challenges they have encountered since the app launch. […]