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Community Reporting
As part of our commitment to diversifying the voices represented in English-language media on Brazil, the Community Reporting Initiative features reporters and stories from urban neighborhoods in some of the country’s major metropolitan areas.
Digital Brazil Project
Dec 3, 2020
26 Favela Museums and Memory Projects Highlighted in New Guide
This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with RioOnWatch, to produce articles on human rights and...
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Digital Brazil Project
Oct 25, 2020
Who Does Favela Research Serve? Residents and Academics Demand Reciprocal Exchange [VIDEO]
This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with RioOnWatch, to produce articles on human rights and...
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Digital Brazil Project
Oct 1, 2020
Brazil's Revised Regulatory Framework Unlikely to Expand Basic Sanitation in Favelas, as Claimed
This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with RioOnWatch, to produce articles on human rights and...
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Digital Brazil Project
Sep 24, 2020
Coronavirus in the Life of Favelas, Pt. 10: Challenge of Physical Distancing in Jaguaré, São Paulo
Our Choice: Get Even Poorer but Stay Healthy, or Remain Poor and Get Sick This article from Vila Nova Jaguaré is the tenth and final in a...
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Digital Brazil Project
Sep 24, 2020
Coronavirus in the Life of Favelas Pt.9 Poetry and Public Sinks to Fight the Pandemic in Providência
This article from Morro da Providência is the ninth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the...
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Digital Brazil Project
May 5, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas Pt.8 In São Paulo, Guaianases Confronts Advancing Pandemic
This article from São Paulo’s Guaianases favela is the eighth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in...
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Digital Brazil Project
May 2, 2020
Coronavirus in Daily Life of Favelas, Pt. 7 Turano Resident Unmasks the Pandemic’s Structural Racism
This article from Turano favela is the seventh in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The...
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Digital Brazil Project
Apr 30, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Pt. 6: Vila Aliança Organizes for Physical Isolation
This article from Vila Aliança is the sixth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The...
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Digital Brazil Project
Apr 27, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas Pt.5 Maré’s Response to the Challenge of Public Information
This article from Maré is the fifth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is...
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Digital Brazil Project
Apr 22, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Pt. 4: Vidigal On Its Own, But Not Without Hope
This article from Vidigal, in Rio’s South Zone, is the fourth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in...
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Digital Brazil Project
Apr 22, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas,Pt. 3: Favela do Aço’s Resistance in the Face of Adversity
This article from Favela do Aço, is the third in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The...
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Digital Brazil Project
Apr 15, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Pt. 2: Three Weeks of Quarantine in Jardim Edda, São Paulo
This photo-essay, from Jardim Edda in the South Zone of São Paulo, is the second in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
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Digital Brazil Project
Apr 8, 2020
Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Pt. 1: An Inside Look at Vila Autódromo
This report from Vila Autódromo is the first in a series by favela residents that will highlight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
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