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Solar power project in Brazil favelas hopes to shine in G20 spotlight
1 month, 1 week ago

Solar power project in Brazil favelas hopes to shine in G20 spotlight

Hindustan Times  

By Pilar Olivares and Fabio Teixeira Solar power project in Brazil favelas hopes to shine in G20 spotlight RIO DE JANEIRO, - For residents of Morro da Babilonia, one of Rio de Janeiro's underdeveloped 'favela' neighborhoods, geopolitics rarely enters daily conversation, but as the city readies to host leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday, locals hope …

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Brazilian police launch mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas to fight organized crime
5 months, 1 week ago

Brazilian police launch mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas to fight organized crime

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities launched a mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro that sent a force of nearly 2,000 military and civil officers into 10 low income neighborhoods Monday seeking to regain control of areas dominated by organized crime. The officers deployed in the city’s western zone, an area that has been the target of intense territorial disputes involving …

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Brazilcore: How favela fashion became cool
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazilcore: How favela fashion became cool

Hindustan Times  

Brazil's flag served as an emblem of Jair Bolsonaro's far-right populist politics. "The Brazilian aesthetic disappeared from the favelas, Brazil's dense urban neighborhoods, when Bolsonaro became president." Bye-bye Bolsonaro, hello Hailey Well before Madonna, other stars, including international ones like model Hailey Bieber, musician Lady Gaga and model-actress Emily Ratajkowski, were posing in Brazilian tees, helping to spread the fashion …

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Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage
7 months, 1 week ago

Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. A youth strikes a pose after performing street dance style known as passinho in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Reflected in a motorcycle side mirror, a woman performs a street dance style …

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16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls ‘subnormal.’ It’s finally changing the name
11 months ago

16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls ‘subnormal.’ It’s finally changing the name

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — After decades of delay and pressure, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will henceforth use “favelas and urban communities” to categorize thousands of poor, urban neighborhoods, instead of the previous term “subnormal agglomerates” that was widely viewed as stigmatizing. Further, “agglomeration” transmitted an image of people piled atop one another, said Theresa Williamson, executive director of a …

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Brazil's official term for poor communities has conveyed stigma. A change has finally been made
11 months ago

Brazil's official term for poor communities has conveyed stigma. A change has finally been made

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Starting in the 1990s, the national statistics and geography …

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In Brazil’s favelas, activists find common ground with Palestinians in Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

In Brazil’s favelas, activists find common ground with Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Brazil’s poorest neighbourhoods say they see their struggles reflected in Israel’s treatment of Gaza. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Cosme Felippsen’s nephew was 17 years old when he was killed by Brazil’s military police in a Rio de Janeiro alley nicknamed the Gaza Strip. “Militarisation, armed groups executing inhabitants — many things that happen in Palestine also happen …

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Brazil has a new biggest favela, and not in Rio de Janeiro
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil has a new biggest favela, and not in Rio de Janeiro

Associated Press  

SOL NASCENTE, Brazil — The buzzing main avenue of this poor Brazilian neighborhood is filled with people popping off buses after work or grabbing a bite. The number of households in Sol Nascente has swelled 31% since 2010 to more than 32,000, surpassing Rio’s hillside Rocinha favela that had been Brazil’s most populous, according to preliminary data from the ongoing …

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Shooting disrupts Bolsonaro-backed candidate’s campaign stop
2 years, 2 months ago

Shooting disrupts Bolsonaro-backed candidate’s campaign stop

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Sao Paulo gubernatorial candidate's campaign event in the Paraisopolis …

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Brazil’s never ending war on the poor
2 years, 4 months ago

Brazil’s never ending war on the poor

Al Jazeera  

Brazilian police are waging a deadly war against the poor because they were created to do just that. In Brazil’s favelas, residents live with a constant fear of “police operations” – or to be more accurate, indiscriminate shootings across narrow residential streets involving automatic weapons and helicopters. Neither the police massacres in favelas, nor the killing of poor and vulnerable …

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Deadly raid in Rio favela sparks police violence complaints
2 years, 5 months ago

Deadly raid in Rio favela sparks police violence complaints

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — A raid of Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections. At the site of the raid, Associated Press reporters saw residents carrying about 10 bodies as bystanders …

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At least 18 dead in Brazilian police raid on Rio favelas
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 18 dead in Brazilian police raid on Rio favelas

Al Jazeera  

State public defender’s office says ‘there are signs of major human rights violations’ in raid on Complexo do Alemao. At least 18 people have been killed in a Brazilian police raid on a sprawling complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, state military police said, in the latest deadly police operation in the city’s impoverished communities. Tactical teams from Rio …

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'Hamilton of the favelas' hits headlines in Brazil
3 years, 1 month ago

'Hamilton of the favelas' hits headlines in Brazil

The Hindu  

A young Black driver on Brazil's motor racing circuits has won the moniker 'Hamilton of the favelas' and the popular prospect says he is inspired by seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton to travel the same path on and off the track. “It’s got a lot better but it’s still not easy.” KART RACING Martins began kart racing aged 10 and …

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Is there no end to Rio de Janeiro’s cycle of violence?
3 years, 6 months ago

Is there no end to Rio de Janeiro’s cycle of violence?

Al Jazeera  

A police operation conducted on May 6 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and despite a Supreme Court order banning it resulted in the deaths of 28 people in Rio’s Jacarezinho favela. In June 2020, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin ruled that, during the coronavirus pandemic, police should conduct operations in favelas only in “absolutely exceptional cases”. On that day, the police …

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Rap from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas is causing a stir
3 years, 7 months ago

Rap from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas is causing a stir

Live Mint  

First, Vitor Oliveira sold the ground floor of the bare-bones brick building he constructed near the top of his sprawling favela in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s civil police said that Borges and Santos face accusations of inciting crime and association with drug trafficking, and could be indicted for illegally carrying firearms if it’s confirmed they were real. “No one wants …

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In Brazil’s Favelas, Esports Is an Unlikely Source of Hope
3 years, 9 months ago

In Brazil’s Favelas, Esports Is an Unlikely Source of Hope

Wired  

On the outskirts of the most diverse cities in Brazil lie neighborhoods that climb steep hills and stretch for miles. Projections point to a market that, in 2023, should surpass $1.5 billion, and in Brazil even traditional football teams such as Vasco da Gama and Flamengo have begun to assemble esports teams in games such as League of Legends and …

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‘Not everybody has a price’: The troubling story of displacing the poor for the Olympic Games
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Not everybody has a price’: The troubling story of displacing the poor for the Olympic Games

The Independent  

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