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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 26, 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 6, 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 3, 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
- May 1, 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 28, 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 23, 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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