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Goats and Soda
Liege Camila Pistore Veras, Rafael Duckur, and Joana Luiza Mendes (left to right) load boxes of produce into a truck at a farm outside of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This produce, and more, will be distributed in favelas, poor urban neighborhoods where residents

PHOTOS: Brazilian Farmers Hatch A Plan To Send Healthy Food To The Favelas

May 24, 2020
A stay-at-home order has meant a loss of income for many of the working poor — and the fear that they won't be able to feed their families. Then a group of organic farmers had an idea.
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The Torch
In the Alemao <em>favela</em> complex, five people have been shot in the past two weeks.

Far From Olympics, Violence Rises In Rio's Poorest Neighborhoods

Aug 15, 2016
Gunfire and armed conflicts are a near-daily occurrence in some low-income neighborhoods. Residents in those favelas rely on the WhatsApp messaging service for guidance on where it's safe to travel.
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Goats and Soda
People walk past graffiti art in the Providencia community of Rio, a favela that dates back to 1897.

Is The Risk Of Catching Zika Greater In Poor Neighborhoods?

Jun 16, 2016
A statement of advice for visitors to the Olympics, from WHO, initially said to avoid impoverished areas to reduce the risk of Zika. Does research back it up?
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