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  • [ December 10, 2025 ] Youth at the Center of Climate Decisions: During COP30, Children’s Summit Highlights ‘It’s Children Who Feel It Most!’ Civil Society
  • [ December 5, 2025 ] ‘Favela-based Media Are a Pillar of Democracy’: In Rocinha, Climate Justice Takes Center Stage at the 3rd Conference on Favela and Peripheral Journalism #MediaWatch
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Violence Is Literally Sickening: A Mother’s Testimony Corroborates Research Showing That Police Violence and the Denial of the Right to Grieve Cause Physical and Mental Illness in Brazil

By Ramon Vellasco • Translation by Fred Hanson • October 15, 2024

Clique aqui para Português “There are days when we just want to cry, to stay in bed, and not speak to anyone because we don’t have our children to hug anymore.” — Gilsara Mendes, mother […]

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Eduardo Paes Re-Elected Mayor of Rio de Janeiro With a Governing Majority; Five Favela City Councillors Elected

By Fabio Leon, Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Staff • October 14, 2024

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, October 6, Eduardo Paes, of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was re-elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro for his fourth term, this time with Eduardo Cavaliere, from the same […]

#GentrificationWatch

What Are the Impacts of Rio de Janeiro’s New ‘Maravalley’ Technology Hub on the Favelas of the Historic Port Region?

By Igor Soares • Translation by Maria Fernanda Godinho • October 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The mayor of Rio de Janeiro aims to transform the city’s Port Region into a technology hub. Newly reelected, Eduardo Paes plans to turn the area into a hotspot for high-tech and […]

*Highlight

In Rio de Janeiro, Favela Residents in Complexo do Alemão Create a Popular Action Plan, Highlighting a Path for Representation in the City

By Juliana Neris • Translation by Kincaid Cummings • October 6, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In a political context that has historically marginalized and ignored the demands of favelas, an initiative like the Complexo do Alemão Popular Action Plan—designed, led, and conducted by the residents of […]

#ParticipationWatch

What Do Rio de Janeiro’s 2024 Mayoral Candidates Propose for Favelas?

By Igor Soares • Translation by Kincaid Cummings • October 5, 2024

Clique aqui para Português “All favelas, with every election, hold on to hope for changes within their communities… The favelas can and should expect public policies from the municipal government.” This is how Ronaldo Rozendo, […]

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