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An Amnesty International report launched Wednesday February 25 revealed a worrying human rights crisis in Brazil. The Brazilian chapter of the report State of the World’s Human Rights [...] -
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From the Archives: 2010-2014
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#EvictionsWatchThe Port, Gateway to Rio, Part 2: The Appropriation and Depoliticization of Black History
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#CivilSocietyVila Autódromo Creates Upgrading Plan in Fight Against Olympic Eviction
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#SolutionsInnovation in Sustainable Urban Housing: Four Case Studies in Latin America at Studio-X Rio
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#GentrificationWatchVidigal: One Year After the Occupation
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#UPPWatchFerguson Rings Familiar in Brazil
Opportunities to Support Favelas
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For the original in Portuguese, published in Agência de Notícias das Favelas, click here. This December, Cerro Corá, a favela located next to Christ the Redeemer in Rio’s South Zone, launched the Cerro [...] -
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Series: History of Rio’s Military Police
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This is Part 4 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click here for Parts 1, 2, and 3. It seemed as though, between the inauguration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) [...] -
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Media Portrayal of Favelas
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2014 was an unprecedented year for coverage of Rio’s favelas in the international media, with the World Cup and the upcoming 2016 Olympics shining an increasingly bright spotlight on the city’s challenges. [...] -
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Gentrification
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For the original in Portuguese, published in Maré de Notícias, click here. With Madonna rumored to have just purchased a house near David Beckham’s in fastest-gentrifying Vidigal–the seaside [...] -
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Series: Community Media Profiles
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When Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, the date meant something different to the members of Favela em Foco (Favela in Focus). It marked the five year anniversary of [...] -
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Port Revitalization
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This is the second of a four-part series on Rio de Janeiro’s Port Zone. As was seen in the first article of this series, the Port Zone has been continuously shaped by urban projects that built a city on the [...] -
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