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[ November 30, 2022 ] The Degradation of Rio de Janeiro’s Urban Wetlands, Part 4: Utility Provider Iguá to Invest Billions in the Region’s Sewage Treatment #InterventionWatch
[ November 28, 2022 ] Citizenship Just on Paper: The Economics of Hunger for 33 Million Chronically Hungry in Brazil and Lula’s Plan to Fix It *Highlight
[ November 25, 2022 ] The Degradation of Rio de Janeiro’s Urban Wetlands, Part 3: Growing Frequency of Flooding in Jacarepaguá Lagoon Communities by Community Contributors
[ November 22, 2022 ] Educational Event Celebrates the ‘Old Guard’ Who Led the Resistance Against Evictions 45 Years Ago in Vidigal [IMAGES] by International Observers
[ November 20, 2022 ] The Degradation of Rio de Janeiro’s Urban Wetlands, Part 2: Pollution Produced Through a Historical Absence of Sanitation Services #InterventionWatch

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From the Baixada Fluminense to California: The Brazilian Scientist Chosen to Study Coronavirus

By Mariana Alvim • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 6, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Mariana Alvim published by BBC News Brasil, click here. As a child, Rômulo Neris loved the Jurassic Park films. It was this that helped […]

Favelas Are Heaven and Hell for Cyclists

By Mariana Alvim • Translation by Amanda Bradshaw • September 16, 2013

For the original by Mariana Alvim in Portuguese on Viva Favela click here. Fewer motorized vehicles, proximity to points of interest, and a sense of community: these are some of the features that would make favelas good […]