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[ March 26, 2023 ] SOS! Residents of ‘Trendy’ Vidigal Favela Once Again Threatened with Forced Evictions: Environmental Racism and State Neglect in the Face of Extreme Weather Events [IMAGES] #EvictionsWatch
[ March 25, 2023 ] Five Years After Her Political Femicide, Rio de Janeiro Has Failed to Implement Any of the Legislation Introduced by Marielle Franco #MarielleLegacy
[ March 20, 2023 ] ‘Pasmado’ Play Reclaims the Memory of a Forgotten Favela Removed from Botafogo in the 1960s #EvictionsWatch
[ March 13, 2023 ] ‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES] *Highlight
[ March 12, 2023 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Global Climate Strike Manifesto in English: A Call for Action from the City on Climate Change—Climate Disasters Have an Address and a Color Civil Society

‘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 […]