A gifted poet and singer, Odete Marques became an important grassroots leader in São Paulo's southern urban periphery during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-1985). Born in …
Based in the northern urban periphery of São Paulo, the Associação Feminina da Zona Norte (AFZN) maintained a community center that also served as the …
In this photo, the co-founder of the Associação Feminina da Zona Norte Maria Elena Brioschi (right) demands more and better public daycares from the mayor …
This informative pamphlet relates the history and ongoing work of the Movimento de Luta por Creches in São Paulo (MLC), a movement for state-sponsored childcare …
This document is the itinerary and minutes from the 5th national congress of the Movimento de Defesa dos Favelados (MDF), a heterogeneous movement fighting for …
This pamphlet examines poor health conditions in the urban periphery of São Paulo and narrates the rise of grassroots health movements there. Produced by the …
This evocative flyer calls residents of São Paulo's eastern urban periphery to a meeting with state officials to demand basic sanitation infrastructure in the region. …