Aller vers le contenu principal

Freedom

of speech

Partager sur

The issue

INEQUALITIES AND INSECURITY RULE IN RIO

20%

of the population live in 1 of the 1000 favelas

Source : Catcom

Paramilitary militias control 65% of the favelas, gangs control the rest 34%.

Source : The Intercept

Rene's lessons
learnt

PEOPLE OF COLOR PAY THE HIGH PRICE

Between 2001 and 2015, there were more homicides in Brazil than in countries officially at war such as Syria and Iraq together.

80%

of the extreme poor are Afro-brazilians

Source : Freedom of the world

36%

It is the difference in salary between a black person and a white person in Brazil.

Source : Catcom

79%

of the people killed by police are black.

Source : Catcom

WHY FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
OF SPEECH IS IMPORTANT

Bonus

RENE SILVA, THE ONE WHO BREAKS THE STEREOTYPES ABOUT FAVELAS

He lives in one of the most violent favelas in Brazil, but he has chosen to fight against the stereotypes that weigh on the inhabitants of his neighborhood. He is Rene Silva. This is her story.

The other
fights