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  • [ May 30, 2023 ] Police Brutality Marks Forced Eviction of Homes and Businesses in Rato Molhado Favela in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone #EvictionsWatch
  • [ May 29, 2023 ] 27th Favela University Forum Meeting in Manguinhos Debates Health Promotion and Knowledge Production by Young Favela Researchers by Community Contributors
  • [ May 26, 2023 ] Rio de Janeiro City Council Launches First Ever Special Commission to Combat Racism *Highlight
  • [ May 13, 2023 ] ‘Rio, Negro’ Documentary Presents the Critical Role of Afro-Brazilian Historical Figures and Little Africa in Building Brazil [FILM REVIEW] *Highlight
  • [ May 3, 2023 ] Long-Due Coronation of Maria Conga in Magé: Organizers Respond to Vandalism of Bust of ‘Brazilian Harriet Tubman’ *Highlight
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by International Observers

New Film, ‘Trajetos,’ Tells Everyday Stories of Love, Hardship and Reflection on Rio’s Long Bus Routes

By Stephanie Reist • August 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Trajetos (Routes), a film produced by Rio de Janeiro-based audiovisual collective Canal Plá, will premier this Saturday August 12 at 8pm in Nova Iguaçu in the Praça dos Direitos Humanos (Human Rights […]

by International Observers

Baixada Never Gives Up: Cultural Collective Featured in New UN Documentary

By Stephanie Reist • May 13, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On May 9, journalists were invited to an advanced screening of the documentary “Baixada Never Gives Up.” The film, directed by Italy’s Christian Tragni and Brazil’s Juliana Spinola, introduces the world to […]

Cosme Felippsen leads the Rolé
*Highlight

Favela Activists Launch Series of Unique Favela Tours for Cariocas and Visitors Alike

By Stephanie Reist • February 20, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The second installment of Rolé dos Favelados (Stroll of the Favelados) kicked off this Saturday, February 18 in the downtown favela of Providência, which will celebrate its 120th anniversary this year. Amid a […]

#UPPWatch

Local Organizations Launch Report on Human Rights Violations in the Baixada Fluminense

By Stephanie Reist • September 19, 2016

On September 15 at the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (Alerj), the Forum Grita Baixada (Scream Baixada Forum), Center for Human Rights at the Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, and other civil society organizations from the Baixada Fluminense […]

#EvictionsWatch

PUC Architecture Students Launch Site Documenting 7 Years of Urban Transformations in Rio de Janeiro

By Stephanie Reist • August 11, 2016

Clique aqui para Português A huge sign at the Olympic Park in Barra de Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro reads: “The Olympics bring much more than just the Olympics.” What this “much more” […]

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  • Rio de Janeiro City Council Launches First Ever Special Commission to Combat Racism
    By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Cristina Fornara • May 26, 2023
  • Promotional photo from the documentary, “Rio, Negro”
    ‘Rio, Negro’ Documentary Presents the Critical Role of Afro-Brazilian Historical Figures and Little Africa in Building Brazil [FILM REVIEW]
    By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Angus Beazley • May 13, 2023
  • Long-Due Coronation of Maria Conga in Magé: Organizers Respond to Vandalism of Bust of ‘Brazilian Harriet Tubman’
    By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Felix Foot • May 3, 2023

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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