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Rio de Janeiro Favelas Prove Potential of Solar Energy in Low-Income Areas

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Annie Swank • May 6, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian […]

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No Rio de Janeiro Carnival in 2021: Voices of Carnival Workers in Acari and Beyond

By Ingra Maciel • Translation by Pilar Boyero • February 22, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Since their beginnings, the popular history of Rio de Janeiro’s samba schools was built on the ritual of sociability […]

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The Reinvention of Favela Artisans During the Pandemic [VIDEO]

By Thomas Maggiola • August 31, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. On August 17, the Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN)* Income Generation Working […]

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Coronavirus in the Life of Favelas, Part 10: Challenge of Physical Distancing in Jaguaré, São Paulo

By Andreza Rodrigues, Thuane Ainy Campos Barretto • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • May 16, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article from Vila Nova Jaguaré is the tenth and final in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is made […]

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Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Part 2: Three Weeks of Quarantine in Jardim Edda, São Paulo [IMAGES]

By Antonia Sousa • Translation by The Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies • April 15, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This photo-essay, from Jardim Edda in the South Zone of São Paulo, is the second in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. […]

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