VOICES OF WOMEN FROM THE FAVELAS
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. Using the “quot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Direitos Humanos em Rede
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Sur: International Journal on Human Rights |
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| Online Access: | https://sur.conectas.org/en/voices-of-women-from-the-favelas/ |
| Summary: | 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.
Using the “quotation mark method”, this study records testimonials in which the polyphony
of voices reflects the challenges people in the favelas face due to the global crisis generated
by Covid-19. Such reports derive from observations of women watching from their windows,
women who went out to work every day, female shopkeepers in their small businesses and
women who engaged in the fight against hunger by leading campaigns to distribute food
baskets, among other actions and events that are considered marginal, but that speak volumes
about the dynamics of resistance and existence of the favelas. |
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| ISSN: | 1806-6445 1983-3342 |