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2011: Residents resist eviction in Vila Taboinha. Image courtesy of Jason O'Hara

Documenting Rio’s Resistance: Interview with ‘State of Exception’ Director Jason O’Hara

The role of the international media and observers in bringing visibility to injustice and abuse in Rio de Janeiro has become of paramount importance in recent years with the [...]

December 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

Brazil’s Popular Committees Publish National Dossier on Mega-Events and Human Rights Violations

The Brazilian Press Association auditorium played host to the National Articulation of the Popular Committees of the World Cup and Olympics (ANCOP) on November 7th for the [...]

November 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Ostentação: A Game of Power for Politicians and Funk Artists

Ostentation: Pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. Art, it is said, is the mirror of society. Throughout [...]

October 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Favela Where I Live Is Bleeding

Resident account on the state of violence in the community of Complexo do Alemão. Today I woke up reflecting on what is going on in my favela. I started to realize that we [...]

October 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

Ferguson Rings Familiar in Brazil

On August 9, unarmed American teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by a policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, unleashing immediate protest. On the same day, residents of [...]

August 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

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