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[ January 17, 2022 ] Looking at the Past Is Ancestral Technology: How Does Memory Strengthen the Future of Black Women? by Community Contributors
[ January 12, 2022 ] Science Education and Black Identity in Brazil: Where are the Black Women in STEM? [PODCAST] *Highlight
[ January 4, 2022 ] Outside Rio, Municipality of Itaguaí Tears Down Homes Despite Brazil Supreme Court Ruling Banning Evictions Due to Pandemic #CoronavirusWatch
[ December 28, 2021 ] 2020 World Habitat Awards Celebrate Housing Projects in Pakistan, the UK and Latin America #HousingWatch
[ December 27, 2021 ] City Tears Down Protective Wall and Exposes Camorim Quilombo Archaeological Site #GentrificationWatch

‘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 […]