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• From the Baixada Fluminense to California: The Brazilian Scientist Chosen to Study Coronavirus

  6 de julio, puesto en línea por Thomas Maggiola
  Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Mariana Alvim published by BBC News Brasil, click here. As a child, Rômulo Neris loved the Jurassic Park films. It was this that helped him decide, at age 13, that he wanted to be a biologist when he grew up. Now, at 27, Neris (...)

• Data Favela Study: 80% of Favela Families Are Living on Less than Half of Their Pre-Pandemic Income

  3 de julio, puesto en línea por Thomas Maggiola
  This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. A new study from the Data Favela research institute, a partnership between the Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) and the Instituto Locomotiva, traced the coronavirus pandemic’s widespread and negative economic impact on (...)

• From Oakland to Brazil: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Event with Angela Davis Attracts Thousands for Juneteenth

  1ro de julio, puesto en línea por Edmund Ruge
  Clique aqui para Português On the morning of Friday, June 19, thousands of workers and protesters shut down the Port of Oakland, California, to fight for the end of systemic racism and police brutality in solidarity with the African-American community. The demonstration was organized by the (...)

• ‘Is Solar Energy in Favelas Possible?’ Debated by Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network [VIDEO]

  29 de junio, puesto en línea por Edmund Ruge
  Clique aqui para Português On June 10, the Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN)* Solar Energy Working Group held an online teach-in “Is Solar Energy in Favelas Possible?” Nine participants shared their experiences with an online audience of more than 100 people on Zoom, debating everything from (...)

• Favela Activists Share Communication Strategies to Combat Covid-19 at ‘Favela Hustle’

  25 de junio, puesto en línea por Emily Zislis
  This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. On June 4, Usina de Valores, a project launched by the Vladimir Herzog Institute to facilitate dialogue on human rights issues, held a live event on Instagram called “Favela Hustle.” Viewers tuned in as Deise (...)

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