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March 5, 2021 in by Community Contributors // The Key to the Cage: Funk as the Liberating Art of Favela Bodies [PODCAST]
March 4, 2021 in #CommunityMedia // Favela Poets Share Narratives on their Lives and Territory in Unmissable Four-Act Sound Piece
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Sustainable Favelas’ 3rd Annual Meet-Up, Part 3: Launch of Favela Museum and Memory Guide

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December 23, 2020

26 Favela Museums and Memories Projects Highlighted in New Guide

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December 3, 2020

Lélia Gonzalez in an image with no date, according to Ana Maria Felippe - Lélia's friend - this was one the author's favorite pictures.

Rio’s Literary Festival of the Peripheries Celebrates Brazilian Black Feminist Pioneers [VIDEO]

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November 23, 2020

Mãe Ekedi Sílvia de Mendonça, a journalist and a Black Movement activist, in front of the old house of cult of João da Gomeia, one of the most famous candomblé priests of his time. Photo by Bárbara Dias

Sacred Afro-Brazilian Religious Site Will Be Preserved, Following Protest by Religious Movement

Clique aqui para Português On July 18, a protest against religious [...]

August 18, 2020

Nilton ‘Diquinho’ Gomes Pereira, A Revolutionary Life Dedicated to Rio’s Favelas: 1949-2020

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June 22, 2020

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