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[ May 22, 2025 ] From Local Conferences to COPs, Decision-Making on Climate Excludes Those Who Hold Critical Knowledge and Are Most Impacted: Indigenous Peoples and Informal Settlements [OPINION] by Community Contributors
[ May 16, 2025 ] Rio’s New ‘Extreme Rainfall Vulnerability Index’, Rio 60ºC, Shows 600,000 Homes at High Risk of Landslides or Flooding *Highlight
[ May 9, 2025 ] ‘Trash? Not to Us!’ Environmental Action in Rio Public Housing Complex Denounces Municipal Neglect and Proposes Waste Collection as a Source of Income by Community Contributors
[ April 30, 2025 ] Sustainable Favela Network Launches Groundbreaking ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition on May 3, Kicking Off Museums Month [RELEASE] *Highlight
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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. […]