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[ June 18, 2022 ] Memory as an Instrument of Struggle for Rio de Janeiro’s Favela Museums Civil Society
[ June 9, 2022 ] Movements and Organizations Talk About Energy, Climate Justice in Preparation for the Popular Conference on the Right to the City *Highlight
[ June 1, 2022 ] Video Press Release: Rio de Janeiro’s Cleanest Sewage Is in the Favela! Vale Encantado Establishes a Biosystem for Sewage Treatment and Solar Panels *Highlight
[ May 30, 2022 ] ‘There Are Many More in the Woods!’ Say Favela Residents Following Massacre That Killed 23 #VoicesFromSocialMedia *Highlight
[ May 27, 2022 ] Funk as a Humanitarian Tool in Rio’s Favelas *Highlight

‘Bless Yourself, It’ll Work Out’ Carnival Parade Through Maré Favelas Reaffirms Rights [IMAGES]

By Gabriel Loiola • Translation by Edmund Ruge • March 4, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On February 29, the carnival bloco “Bless Yourself, It’ll All Work Out” paraded through the streets of Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone. The cloudy day did not […]

‘Baphos Periféricos’ Event Highlights Experience of Trans People in Rio’s Favelas and Peripheries [IMAGES]

By Gabriel Loiola • Translation by Edmund Ruge • January 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On January 16, the Baphos Periféricos event (Peripheral Gossip) took place at the Parque das Ruínas Cultural Center in Santa Teresa. The event was part of commemorations for Brazil’s Trans Visibility […]