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December 6, 2019 in by International Observers // M.A.L.O.C.A. Arts and Crafts for Mental Health and Income Generation Empower Women of Caxias [PROFILE]
December 3, 2019 in *Highlight // 15th Annual ‘Circulando’ Event in Alemão Favela Unites Local Leaders, Youth, Children [IMAGES]
November 30, 2019 in *Highlight // CocôZap: Social Media and Citizen Data to Improve Sanitation in Maré [PROFILE]
November 28, 2019 in *Highlight // Imbariê Arts Festival Celebrates Gathering, Puts Rio’s Peripheries on the Map as Art Producers [IMAGES]
November 22, 2019 in *Highlight // Popular Collective Unites and Empowers Black Women in Yards of Campo Grande [INTERVIEW]

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CocôZap: Social Media and Citizen Data to Improve Sanitation in Maré [PROFILE]

Initiative: CocôZap Contact: Website | Blog |Facebook | Twitter Year [...]

November 30, 2019

E-Voices: Using Digital Networks to Promote Connectivity in Favelas Across the Global South

On Tuesday, June 18, a seminar titled “Activist Experiences from [...]

July 8, 2019

Long-time shop keeper in Rio de Janeiro's first favela, Providencia. Photo by Antoine Horenbeek

‘Undervaluation of Informal Sector Innovations’: Paper Argues for Rethinking Methodology [REVIEW]

Clique aqui para Português In a recent paper titled [...]

February 21, 2019

Photo by Ian de Farias

Over 130 Emboldened at Launch of Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network

Clique aqui para Português The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is [...]

December 28, 2018

‘Can You See That I’m Black?’ Racism Loses Ground to Recognition of Blackness in Rio’s Favelas

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

December 27, 2018