Jun 7, 2022 · This map shows three locations where significant favela understandings are brought to light. Sao Paulo shows how much the envrionment and climate change affect favela life and maintainability while Rio de Janeiro is where favelas originated and …

This essay intends to make readers listen to the voices of women from the Maré favela complex located in Rio de Janeiro. We cross-referenced data from “Mapa social do corona”, a bulletin produced by Observatório de Favelas with reports on the everyday life of the local population.

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Favelas are incredibly unique suburbs located in major cities all over Brazil. We'll explore the city's notorious Tijuca favela, and see what life is really like for the residents.

Jul 21, 2014 · Amnesty International, in partnership with local civil based organisations, have been working closely with a group of women in the favelas during the last year.

Dec 3, 2014 · The people of the favelas are on their own, in other words, and they've built up their communities as colorful, crowded and utterly unique city-states that have held their own against a hostile world for decades. And then a more in-depth analysis of …

This study aimed to discuss the actions of women leaders in favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, regarding the health promotion of people residing in territories affected by urban violence and inequalities.

Favelas have been established in their majority by Afro-Brazilians, descendants of slaves, forced migrants, and migrants from the northeast of Brazil since the early 1900s.

For the last week, I’ve been doing just that, living in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 1,020 favelas (albeit, a pacified one). In a three-part series, I’d like to share what it’s like living here on a daily basis, starting with my first day. I arrived here and got off the city bus with my bags in tow.

[ January 31, 2025 ] Launch of the Salgueiro Quilombo Social Museum Recovers the Ancestral History of One of Rio de Janeiro’s Oldest Favelas by Community Contributors [ January 30, 2025 ] Inspired by Ancestralized Grandma Josefa Silva Nascimento, Enterprising Afro-Indigenous Women in Rio de Janeiro Found the As Josefinas Institute [PROFILE] *Highlight