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August 4, 2020 in #CoronavirusWatch // Resilient Favela Community Organizations During the Pandemic: Hear the Activists Speak [VIDEO]
August 3, 2020 in #CoronavirusWatch // What Covid-19 Reveals about Digital Inclusion’s Role in the Right to Education for Favela Uni Students
July 31, 2020 in *Highlight // The Enduring Voices and Legacy of the Mothers of Acari #AcariMassacre30Years
July 30, 2020 in #CoronavirusWatch // Activists Celebrate 13 Years and Debate ‘The Popular Council and the Fight for Housing’
July 29, 2020 in *Highlight // Brazil Supreme Court Considers Landmark Case on Police Operations in Rio’s Favelas, Part II

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CocôZap: Employing Social Media and Citizen-Generated Data to Improve Sanitation Services 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

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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