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October 28, 2020 in #CoronavirusWatch // Water the Poor Won’t Drink
October 26, 2020 in *Highlight // Who Does Favela Research Serve? Residents and Academics Demand Reciprocal Exchange [VIDEO]
October 21, 2020 in #MonitoringCrivella // 2020 Municipal Elections: Get to Know Rio’s Mayoral Candidates
October 20, 2020 in #CoronavirusWatch // Black Women from Viradouro Affirm: ‘The Favela is Ours! Respect It!’ [VIDEO]
October 19, 2020 in #CoronavirusWatch // Online Event on Covid-19 in Favelas Dashboards Highlights Underreporting [VIDEO]

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Asa Branca Wins the Gold! Is a Rio Favela Greener Than the LEED-Certified Olympic Village?

Clique aqui para Português The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are [...]

August 3, 2016

Green Favela Vale Encantado Breaks Ground on a Sewage Treatment Biosystem

Clique aqui para Português During the month of September 2015, a [...]

October 10, 2015

Greenbuilding Brasil Conference Introduces LEED-UP: Favelas as Models of Urban Sustainability

Clique aqui para Português Vale Encantado, a favela in the heart of [...]

September 20, 2014