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April 19, 2019 in #EvictionsWatch // 5 Lessons in Olympic Resistance from Rio
April 16, 2019 in *Highlight // Seminar Disseminates Urban Policy Approaches from Perspective of the ‘Potency of Peripheries’
April 12, 2019 in by International Observers // Beware of Poorly Vetted ‘Sustainability Certifications’: Brazil’s Palm Oil Industry
April 11, 2019 in by International Observers // Collective Book Launch Debates the Psychosocial Effects of State Violence
April 10, 2019 in #MonitoringCrivella // Rio Rains Wreak Havoc in Favelas, City Counts at Least 10 Dead #VoicesFromSocialMedia

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Vila Autódromo residents receive keys to new homes. Photo from Museu de Remoções Facebook page

5 Lessons in Olympic Resistance from Rio

The Olympics are a globetrotting behemoth that leave a trail of [...]

April 19, 2019

Rio City Council Launches Inquiry on Flooding and Accountability for Disaster Prevention

Clique aqui para Português In the aftermath of the strong winds, [...]

April 2, 2019

Favela Activists Warn of Increased Use of Helicopter Fire in Police Operations

Clique aqui para Português At 3:14pm on Wednesday, March 20, [...]

March 22, 2019

‘Militias are Involved in Drug Trafficking and Operate in Rio’s Wealthy Districts’ [INTERVIEW]

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by [...]

March 19, 2019

Favelas and Landslide Risk: If They Know Their Homes Might Collapse, Why Do They Build There?

Clique aqui para Português This article by geographer Rafael Chaves* [...]

March 4, 2019

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