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The Necropolitics of Rio’s New Governor, Wilson Witzel: Part 2

Clique aqui para Português This article is the second in a two-part [...]

January 4, 2019

The governor-elect of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, speaks to the press after meeting with President Michel Temer, Palácio do Planalto.

The Necropolitics of Rio’s New Governor, Wilson Witzel: Part 1

Clique aqui para Português This article is the first in a two-part [...]

January 2, 2019

A Comparative Introduction to Hate Speech Laws in Brazil and the United States

Clique aqui para Português This year, hate speech, free speech, and [...]

December 20, 2016

Two of Rio’s Urban Quilombos and the Current Status of Afro-Brazilians’ Fight for Land Rights

Clique aqui para Português Historically defined as communities of [...]

August 6, 2014

Homes at Vila Autódromo on the edge of the lake

Vila Autódromo’s Court Ruling and the Next Step

This past Tuesday, the Rio municipal government established, by the [...]

February 18, 2011