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    A woman in a favela in São Paulo holds up a facemask (Reuters/A. Perobelli)

    Brazil’s 13 Million Favela Residents Forced to Fight Coronavirus by Themselves

    When the novel coronavirus began spreading in Brazil, it was predominantly wealthy people who ...

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    Ines Eisele
    A housewife at her kitchen in a Rio de Janeiro favela

    A Personal Account of a Rio Favela Resident on His Dealing with Coronavirus

    This report from Vila Autódromo is the first in a series by favela residents ...

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    Luiz Cláudio da Silva
    Rio's Favela da Rocinha watched by a military helicopter - Photo: Agência Brazil

    It’s Time We Call the Killings of Blacks in Brazil by Its Proper Name: Genocide

    Genocide, as defined by the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ...

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    RioOnWatch Editorial

    Brazil Wrestles from Drug Lords Latin America’s Largest Favela in Rio

    Close to 3,000 men backed by helicopters and armored vehicles from the federal, military ...

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    Newsroom

    Brazilian Police Kill Drug Lord. Gangs Fight to Control His Cocaine Points.

    One of Brazil’s most wanted drug lords was killed in a shootout with police ...

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    Newsroom

    Favelas Will Change When People Feel Proud of Living There

    When someone hears about life in the slums of Brazil, Kenya or other places ...

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    Ernest Barteldes