Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas

Racism naturalizes oppression of black people in all areas of their lives, including in their spirituality and faith. Since colonial times, we have observed systematic violence against people of Afro-Brazilian religions, such as Umbanda and Candomblé. Furthermore, black sacred entities of African-based religions are very central figures in the narratives of racist religious intolerance. Have you ever wondered why it's always the same black spirit entities that are manifesting and being cast out in services in the name of Jesus—a white Jesus with blue eyes? Original Text: Jefferson Rodrigues Translation: Mikayla Ribeiro Narration: Wyatt Perez Cover Art: Natalia S. Flores Theme Song and Supporting Music: Bismarx Sound Editing Support: Matheus Simões Content Editing and Production: RioOnWatch Read the accompanying article at bit.ly/3oZCrre For more coverage on Rooting Antiracism in the Favelas go to bit.ly/AntiracistRio Follow us on social media: facebook.com/rioonwatch twitter.com/rioonwatch instagram.com/rioonwatch #UprootingRacism #RootingAntiracism #AntiracistFavela

The Black Coalition for Rights, a political network with advocacy reaching Brazil’s National Congress and international forums, brings together over 150 collectives, institutions, and entities of the Brazilian black movement today. In this episode, we present a small cartography of some of the voices who participate in the Coalition. To all of them, we asked, “What is your voice and the place of your voice within the Black Coalition for Rights?” Script: Tatiana Lima Cover Art: Raquel Batista Voices Featured: Joseph A Mills III as Douglas Belchior; Maya Beasley as Winnie Bueno; Michele Silva as Anielle Franco; Emmett Williams as Ariovaldo Ramos; and Mariah Braber as Darlah Faria Theme Music and Supporting Music: Bismarx Sound Editing Support: Matheus Simões Content Editing and Production: RioOnWatch Read the accompanying article at bit.ly/3oZCrre For more coverage on Rooting Antiracism in the Favelas go to bit.ly/AntiracistRio Follow us on social media: facebook.com/rioonwatch twitter.com/rioonwatch instagram.com/rioonwatch #UprootingRacism #RootingAntiracism #AntiracistFavela

Starting off the year of 2021, RioOnWatch is launching the year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro”. The project will debate racism from the inside out, with a focus on favela voices, and with community journalism as the means to provoke the urgent dialogue we need. Script and Production: RioOnWatch Cover Art: David Amen Theme Music: Bismarx Sound Editing Support: Matheus Simões Voices Featured in Our Intro: Anelise Gonçalves, Fabio Leon, Gracilene Firmino, Julio Santos Filho, Michele Silva, Miriane Peregrino and Tatiana Lima For more coverage on Rooting Antiracism in the Favelas go to: bit.ly/AntiracistRio Follow us on social media: facebook.com/rioonwatch twitter.com/rioonwatch instagram.com/rioonwatch #UprootingRacism #RootingAntiracism #AntiracistFavela