The Media Revolution Happening in Brazil’s Favelas

The ‘news deserts’ that plague the country’s poorest communities may be turning into oases

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
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5 min readApr 22, 2020

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A view of Complexo do Alemão. Photo: picture alliance/Getty Images

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The majority of Brazil’s population is Black and mixed-race. That same population also…

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Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
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Journalist, PhD in Human Rights (University of Deusto). MA in Communication Sciences, BA in International Relations. www.tsavkko.com.br