ACTIVISM UNDER FIRE
June 10, 2028
This book project examines the strategies employed by activists in the City of God--Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous gang territory--to improve their neighborhood and make demands for their rights.
Washington Post
"Another fire is raging in Brazil--in Rio's favelas"
Op Ed by Anjuli Fahlberg
September 6th, 2019
"While the cause of Amazon’s blazes is still in dispute, the fires burning in Rio’s favelas are a direct result of Witzel’s harsh public security policies, which advocate constant and increasingly deadly invasions by heavily armed police into poor, mostly black and brown residential neighborhoods controlled by drug gangs."
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Carta Capital
"Muito Tiro, Pouca Aula"
"Too many bullets, too few school days"
By Salvino Barbosa
June 24th, 2019
"Governor Witzel talked about missiles in reference to the City of God. But about education and healthcare, nothing."
Photo taken and owned by Thomas Silva EBC
O Globo
"Pesquisa mostra que violência afeta acesso a serviços e até saúde mental na Cidade de Deus"
"Study shows that violence affects services and even mental health in the City of God"
By Carina Bacela
February 3rd, 2018
Photo taken and owned by O Globo
Veja Rio
"Cidade de Deus volta `as manchetes, mas segue esquecida pelo Estado"
"City of God returns to headlines but is still forgotten by the State"
By Saulo Guimarães
Feburary 16th, 2018