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[ September 29, 2023 ] Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 5: Vidigal Memories Nucleus Pleads ‘People Need a Place to Live!’ by Community Contributors
[ September 28, 2023 ] Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 4: The Favela Museum in Cantagalo Makes Clear ‘We Need to Change Our Relationship With Garbage’ *Highlight
[ September 27, 2023 ] Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 3: NOPH in Antares, Santa Cruz, Where ‘No One Was Supposed to Stay, but 40 Years Went by and They Never Took Action’ *Highlight
[ September 26, 2023 ] Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 2: Sankofa Museum in Rocinha Shows That ‘When We Fight Together, We Win’ *Highlight
[ September 25, 2023 ] Favela Climate Memory Circles, Part 1: Maré Museum Highlights ‘Stilt Houses as a Survival Strategy, as Knowledge’ *Highlight

Communities Debate Pollution in the Guanabara Bay

By Lovinia Reynolds, Marcela Benavides • November 16, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday November 10, over 50 community members and activists gathered to discuss the heavily debated issue of increasing pollution in the Guanabara Bay, but also to discuss the problems that affect the […]

Book Reviews

Paying Homage to Favela Author Carolina Maria de Jesus

By Benito Aranda-Comer, Marcela Benavides • November 11, 2015

Clique aqui para Português In honor of Brazil’s Black Awareness Month, the Afro-Brazilian Museum (Museu Afro Brasil) in São Paulo is showcasing an exhibition on the life and work of Carolina Maria de Jesus, Brazil’s […]