Wi-Fi and Ecommerce Promise a Better FutureA tech-led initiative to bring economic development to Brazil’s shantytowns starts with a radical idea: Listen to the people who live there.Photo-illustration: James Marshall; Getty ImagesSave this storySaveSave this storySaveIn the Dreams favela in the Brazilian city of Ferraz de Vasconcelos Crislaine Fernandes da Silva strolls to work for her morning conference call She works out of a shipping container that’s been repurposed into a logistics center for naPorta a startup that provides last-mile delivery services for ecommerce companies letting them access hard-to-reach places like the middle of the sprawling low-income communities on the outskirts of Brazil’s major cities then dispatches them via local couriers to customers It’s a far cry from her last job as a cleaner earning 600 Brazilian reais ($124) a month—half the national minimum wage—for a 12-hour day leaving the house before dawn and walking the unpaved streets by an open sewer “I’ve always wanted better things for myself but didn’t know how to get there I learn new things daily and finally feel like I am a part of something." But connecting the need with the opportunity has often been difficult Da Silva got her role at naPorta thanks to an initiative by the nonprofit organization Gerando Falcões which is trying to use technology to open up markets and create opportunities for people within the favelas a social entrepreneur who grew up in poverty in Guarulhos Lyra recalls sleeping on dirt floors next to rats Inspired by his mother's conviction that "it's not where you come from but where you're going that counts," Lyra wrote a book about youth-led transformative initiatives and used the proceeds to establish Gerando Falcões in 2013 Favela 3D is Gerando Falcões' flagship project Lyra says his approach is based on the radical idea that favelados (favela residents) should get a say in what they need rather than being prescribed solutions from above "We can ensure dignity to millions of favelados who don't want handouts for their entire lives,” he says “Citizens must be at the center of decisionmaking.” Government projects aimed at tackling poverty in Brazil don’t typically involve low-income communities a fact acknowledged by the governor of São Paulo "We don't know how to solve [the issues faced by favelas] nor have any idea of where to start" "The relationship between the state [and citizens] has to change to improve the lives of people in favelas and the homeless The state doesn't know how to listen.” Driven by the increase in the cost of living and unemployment Brazil saw a 40 percent increase in the population living in shantytowns This is compounded by an unprecedented surge in the percentage of people living in extreme poverty by 48.2 percent between 2020 and 2021 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) These are the kinds of structural problems that can’t be solved by technology alone a University of Virginia professor and anthropologist who has studied technology in favelas “The Favela 3D project is innovative because it has a holistic vision,” Nemer says It’s not “pushing an agenda of tech solutionism,” but building infrastructure and services The digital piece of the 3D plan starts with affordable Operators don’t want to invest in the infrastructure to connect fixed lines and mobile data plans are expensive for people earning very little Gerando Falcões worked with broadband internet firm VIP Telecom and Huawei to connect the favela in Ferraz de Vasconcelos using 15 Wi-Fi units placed in strategic locations within the community The signal is distributed by routers that can reach speeds of up to 9.6 gigabits per second Connectivity isn’t enough on its own to bring people into the digital economy favela homes often lack a number or a postcode and their locations can be unsafe or hard to reach meaning favela deliveries are frowned on by most traditional logistics firms That means favela dwellers usually rely on friends or family living in conventional housing to receive online purchases According to data from research firm Instituto Locomotiva 70 percent of favela residents give up on buying online because of barriers to delivery Gerando Falcões partnered with Google and naPorta to create digital addresses that are open source To locate addresses using “plus codes,” the technology converts latitude and longitude coordinates from GPS into alphanumeric codes which are placed in front of every residence ecommerce orders are directed to a container in the favela itself items are delivered by local couriers to residents by bicycle The organizations engage with ecommerce firms and retailers to create campaigns aimed at encouraging online consumption in the favela Nemer suggests that connecting the favela to ecommerce may not necessarily equate to empowerment "If we are getting [favela residents] to buy from well-established companies with no commitment to the territory we are taking resources away from their communities It means we're focusing on social development through consumerism which is problematic because it doesn't necessarily signify progress or inclusion," he says Other tech firms have come to the Dreams slum as part of the Favela 3D project a fintech company that makes digital payments to people in return for recyclable materials The technological components in the Favela 3D plan speak to a broader question of who has the right to access the fundamental aspects of the digital economy "The internet as we understand it was not designed for marginalized areas like the favelas,” Nemer says “When seemingly simple and basic technologies are rolled out in those communities they become tools for transformation and resistance.” The 3D project is trying to give residents access to tech education as well as more traditional development projects Lyra has worked with organizations like the Spanish nonprofit Teto to build homes out of recycled toothpaste tubes and lobbied the local water company to serve the area The locals recently renamed the favela from Boca do Sapo (“frog's mouth”) to Favela dos Sonhos (“dreams favela” in Brazilian Portuguese) “That old name referred to several aspects of the place we live in that we were ashamed of We couldn't even get an Uber ride home as drivers wouldn't take us" also a former cleaner and now leader at Decolar a nonprofit created by Gerando Falcões to lead the Favela 3D project The changes introduced by the initiative may impact some people significantly but the next steps as the project scales are what truly matter an anthropologist specializing in technology and innovation and founder of AI startup TechViz "Favela 3D is a project that enhances individuals' ability to resist we must ask: What happens after opportunities open up for individuals like [da Silva How will their careers evolve in the coming years and how [might] those successes be replicated?" she says Lyra has secured the commitment from the São Paulo state to roll out the project at nine medium-size favelas His hope is that other states feel compelled to replicate 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The Assisi are among the most powerful and most successful ‘Ndrangheta cocaine brokers and have both been convicted of international drug trafficking by the Court of Turin Nicola Assisi was sentenced to 14 years in prison and was on the run for two decades The Federal Police of Paranà and Sao Paulo stated during Monday’s press conference that the ‘Ndrangheta controls at least 40% of the global cocaine trade The early morning police operation - named “Barao Invisivel” after IRPI’s investigation published by Portuguese magazine Expreso in 2016 - was carried out in collaboration with the Carabinieri military police of Turin a city in northwest Italy where Assisi had built his drug ring during the '90s Police said the operation took a long time because the monitoring around the premise had to be carried out carefully given Assisi’s high security measures - a complex system of 360 cameras recording at all times and an internal monitoring station separated from the rest of the building Assisi also had physical counter surveillance as well as armed escort This meant police had to use sophisticated intelligence techniques in order to locate and arrest the culprits they discovered the Assisi had also built hideouts and escape routes Now investigators will look into the possibility that the Assisis have enjoyed protection from corrupt officials and had found various false IDs including Argentinian and Brasilian passports Brasilian Federal Police claimed the recent seizure of one ton of cocaine in Santos was part of this investigation and that most of the recent cocaine seizures in that port are related to this drug ring Nicola and Patrick Assisi have been based in Brazil since at least 2013 Nicola had briefly been arrested in Lisbon but managed to escape in 2016 half the world's police have been after the two criminals As IRPI reported in a joint investigation with Expreso the Assisis have been dealing with the Brazilian PCC both in Peru and in Paraguay a city on the Brazilian frontier where narcos groups strike their deals IRPI reporters were the first to discover the Assisis had registered a small trading company called Poli Pat 9 at a law firm in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, a poor area of Sao Paulo, and a suspected money laundering hub of the PCC drug traffickers. This company was all the Assisis had left. But - Federal Police explained - they kept communicating with the ‘Ndrangheta in Italy, and this correspondence eventually led the men to be identified by the Carabinieri. Support from readers like you helps OCCRP expose organized crime and corruption around the world. By donating, you’ll be directly supporting investigative journalism as a public good. You’ll also gain access to exclusive insights and benefits. With logistical support from a scion nicknamed “Little Kiss,” the Giorgi-Boviciani clan of the 'Ndrangheta crime group used... Italian authorities have announced the arrest of 71 suspected members of the country’s most powerful crime syndicate on drug... Calabrian expat Antonino Vadalà was already a wealthy man with a successful cattle business in Slovakia when he bought his... Get quality reporting directly into your inbox, every week ShopLas Vegas Aces On Friday, the Minnesota Lynx announced they signed forward Damiris Dantas you’re familiar with Dantas considering she’s spent time with the Lynx earlier in her career Here are three quick things to know about the forward returns to the team that she started her career with The Lynx first drafted Dantas with the 12th pick in the 2012 draft and two years later Dantas was with the Lynx for 2014 and half of 2015 she averaged 6.0 points and 5.1 rebounds while starting 23 of 30 games She was traded to Atlanta in a three-team trade in which the Lynx acquired Sylvia Fowles midway through the 2015 season Dantas has been a rotational player for the Dream over the last two seasons Her best season as a pro came in 2017 when she averaged 7.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game Brazil and she’s had plenty of success on the national level She helped lead Brazil to a 2011 Pan American Games bronze medal she also helped Brazil take bronze in the World Championship U19 and gold at the Americas Championship in Neiva she led Brazil to bronze in the Americas Championships and to gold in the South American Championship Where Will She Fit On The Team’s Roster We could see Dantas start alongside Fowles on the frontline depending on Rebekkah Brunson’s status It really depends on how the offseason and draft shakes up There are plenty of moves that could be made she’s going to be a rotational player for this team She’s not a super powerful player inside but she’s got touch and very good footwork Don’t be surprised if she also extends her range to beyond the 3-point line If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website trying to get out of the grave," said the woman to DailyMail UK "He had his head and hands out and was moving his arms around where he is reportedly "coming back to life." Authorities believe that the man, a former city hall worker, got involved in a fight in a different part of the city where he got beaten up by his attackers. They believe the man buried alive passed out and his assailants took him to the cemetery and threw him in what they thought was an empty grave the man made noises which caught the attention of the woman The police have revealed that they believe there was more than one attacker and that the man would have died had the woman not been at the right place at the right time While no calculations can determine exactly how long the man buried alive could have survived if the woman hadn't discovered him, there have been estimates on how long you can survive if you're buried alive in a coffin According to University of Chicago professor emeritus Alan R the average coffin has a 5.5-hour supply of oxygen and trying to break out of a coffin would only mean you would be exhausting your air supply faster But there is one silver lining to being buried alive: The death would be painless as the individual would fall into a carbon dioxide coma which entails falling asleep Player of the Brazilian National Basketball Team and the only Brazilian in the WNBA she is a center and wears the number 12 jersey of the Minnesota Lynx and she has shared with STREETOPIA her beautiful story of dedication a municipality of the state of São Paulo the young athlete had her first contact with the sport when she went with her two sisters to live with her uncles due to the death of her mother at the age of 9 started to encourage her to look for some activity to occupy and distract herself as a way to ease the pain of loss It was time for school Olympics at the State School IIJIMA and Damiris started playing volleyball after an invitation from one of the physical education teachers and she was even more excited about the dynamics of the sport but it still wasn't exactly what she was looking for Damiris stood out among the other girls in the class due to her height Professor Telma invited her to participate in the school's basketball practice Despite little knowledge of the fundamentals of the new sport she was already a frequent participant in activities with a not very satisfactory result due to her limited skills at the time but she recalls that she had already felt comfortable on the court: It seemed that the universe was really conspiring to make it happen for Damiris she received a telephone number from the Janeth Arcain Institute an organization known for promoting sport as an educational tool she asked her aunt to call to see what exactly that institute was Damiris had the opportunity to participate in a competitive test with more than 80 girls and a few weeks later she learned that she had been the only one chosen The new horizon that opened before the newest child of C.F.E made her even more sure of the promising future ahead she embraced every opportunity as if it were her only one she represented the Janeth Arcain Institute team through 2009 In 2010, in the Divino’s Youth Category/COC de Jundiaí, she contributed to the the São Paulo championship and at the age of 15, she got the opportunity to study and play at Colégio Maristas-Cristo Rey in A Coruña, Spain and at Real Celta Vigo Although she sometimes thought of giving up for being homesick Damiris recognizes that all the effort was worth it and that Janeth's participation played a fundamental role in her training and formation as an athlete: “She sent me to Spain at the age of 15 everything I needed I talked to her and the people who were there were trustworthy I think Aunt Jane was already preparing me for the things that she knew would happen in the future .. always grateful for her presence and the family support she got found in basketball a way to transform not only her life but also that of her sisters and everyone who participated directly in her beautiful journey Maranhão and Americana between 2012 and 2014 and she takes the opportunity to outline that the reality and quality of women's basketball at that time was very good and thanks to more investments there were more teams and consequently more competitiveness In the United States, her practice routine was intense. For two months, she went through an adaptation time, where she trained two hours daily, two hours in the morning and at night, in addition to reconciling with afternoon practice. The ‘guardian’ Janeth, who is also one of her greatest references in the sport, was always there, either technically guiding her or helping her out with English, which was one of her greatest struggles at the time. Damiris was apprehensive because of what she had heard about Americans being a little less warm and she feared that it would hinder her adaptation, but in reality things were different than what she had imaged. She welcomed by everyone on the team, fondly remembers moments she had for example with Maya Moore, one of the greatest players in the history of the league: “Maya Moore is very special. She would sometimes knock on my door and say: Look, there's a 'snack' for you that my mother prepared. I opened the door and said Maya is here bringing me a snack, a hot dog, My God!. Not only her, but all the girls took good care of me...” She also recalls the moment of her first rookie game in the 2014-2015 season, when she replaced center Rebekkah Brunson due to an injury at the time. Although she did not score many points, Damiris received much praise for her on-court technique, her good assists, assuring her position for the next 20 games. Recently awarded as the “Sportswoman of the Year” through the “Geração Glamour 2020 Award” organized by Glamour Magazine, Damiris takes the opportunity to talk about using her voice as a platform for guidance, awareness and representation, at a crucial moment, in which, unfortunately, we see more and more people being comfortable with racism. She embraces her main ancestral references by saying: "I dedicate this award to all the black women in my life, because I owe to them what I have become ..." On vacation in Brazil and with a renewed contract for two more years with the Minnesota Lynx, Damiris is the greatest proof, that basketball is a powerful transformation tool, that edifies, educates and saves. Basketball for her is vital, and therefore it means LIFE. Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world. See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. Nearly 30 million people lack access to local news in Brazil It is published as part of a partnership between Global Voices and Agência Mural a heavy morning rain flooded the many neighbourhoods of Franco da Rocha a town in the northern part of Greater São Paulo and buses had to take detours in order to cross the city “It was difficult to know how the public transport was doing when the city flooded“ recounted 20-year-old student Amanda Ferreira “The trick was to wait for information from people who were trapped by the flood it revealed that over 30 million people in Brazil have no local media coverage it identified cities where there are few information outlets: the “quasi-deserts” Brazil's population is of 209 million. Greater São Paulo the wider region around São Paulo city which includes 39 cities “I get to know about things happening in Franco da Rocha on social media and through the city council's Facebook page” And as there is a lot of information passed by word of mouth you don’t know what is a lie or the truth” where a locality’s main news source is the council or government’s website or the council or mayor’s social media page “The risk in these cities is information which does not meet journalistic protocols even reaching the extreme of being actually disinformation.” Map shows the distribution of news outlets around the city of São Paulo Over 1 million people in Greater São Paulo is at risk of having no news outlet that covers their city At least 10 municipalities have a maximum of two media outlets (online Three cities have no news outlets at all: Vargem Grande Paulista (50 thousand inhabitants) in the Southeast a town of 31 thousand inhabitants in the east there are locations which are not quite “deserts,” but come close “I receive a lot of news by the Whatsapp group of the city I buy the Diário de Mogi (from a nearby town).” said retired 73-year-old Maria Aparecida Nunes a municipality of 188 thousand inhabitants has a similar situation: it only has two newspapers The alternative is to follow the news on social media “I usually follow the pages of newspapers from the region [based in nearby cities] and follow pages from Ferraz I also follow directly the pages of councillors,” said 20-year-old student Renan Santos I usually check the page ‘Salve Ferraz’ (Hey Ferraz) quite a lot,” commented 26-year-old systems analyst Juan Pedro Morales One factor that explains this situation is inequality Greater São Paulo has over 1,000 information outlets in total 76 per cent of them are based in the capital The other 24 per cent are spread along the region's 38 other cities which in turn represent 40 per cent of its residents São Paulo itself has seven news outlets for every 100,000 residents while in Franco da Rocha the rate is of one for every 100,000 residents “We get to know about things through people’s comments,” explained Márcia Pereira Cardoso “People comment everything that happens in the city If there were a news program on the radio or television about the city it would be good,” she added “I do not usually read newspapers because I get to know about things from what people and my family tell me the news spreads quickly,” said 22-year-old electrician Gustavo Correa da Silva “It means that the population are left without the basic human right to information,” says Ângela She explained that the survey tries to paint a picture of the overall situation in the country so that solutions can be created to encourage the creation of local journalism projects One of the conclusions is the link between a lack of information and a lack of good quality public services in the same towns “We clearly see a correlation between the presence of the press and a higher Human Development Index The people who are most vulnerable to lacking information are the most likely to lack basic sanitation or medicine [and have] bad quality education and pollution.” ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy your message to a backup location Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events happening beyond their own communities and national borders Please consider making a donation to help us continue this work Donate now Authors, please log in » Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. 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For more information please read our Fundraising Ethics Policy Special thanks to our many sponsors and funders was arrested after prosecutors charged him two years ago with international drug trafficking along with his brother Patrick Assisi Assisi was thought to be hiding in Brazil with his father but journalists of the Investigative Reporting Project Italy discovered he had travelled from Turin to Cosenza twice – once in August and once in October 2015 – to sell two cars Police found and arrested Assisi beginning of this week as he was driving a fast black Mercedes in Turin He is the son of one of the 'Ndrangheta most important brokers who moved to Turin from Calabria in the '80s and became a crucial cocaine smuggler Nicola Assisi remains on the run and at least since 2014 he is believed to be living in Brazil and organizing drug shipments Loads of cocaine have reached Gioia Tauro over the last months and investigators believe Assisi is in charge of them The IRPI discovered the last trace left by the Assisis - a small company opened in August 2015 in a poor neighbourhood of Sao Paolo known to be a money laundering machine for corrupt politicians and drug dealers Support from readers like you helps OCCRP expose organized crime and corruption around the world you’ll be directly supporting investigative journalism as a public good You’ll also gain access to exclusive insights and benefits Brazilian police arrested on Monday two Italian mafiosi who are considered by European and American anti-drug authorities to.. 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Brazil is the second country of a total 37 with the highest proportion of young people aged 18 to 24 who are neither studying nor working as per a survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) “This leaves them particularly at risk of long-term detachment from the labour market,” warns the 2022 Education at a Glance report which assessed education in 34 of the 38 OECD member countries He graduated from high school last year and recently completed a vocational course in business especially when you’re making a lot of effort I’ve been to a number of interviews both in São Paulo and here near my city and it really worries me,” says the young man a city in the metropolitan region of São Paulo he lives with his mother and sister and cherishes the lessons he learned from his deceased father “My dad advised me to study to make our dreams come true He said I should have studying as my priority and try my best The reasons and the number of young people not studying or working vary according to family income “The situation facing young people who do not study or work and are not looking for a job has its roots in their socioeconomic background Most are young women who had to stop studying or working in order to do household chores or take care of elders or other family members—which is not seen as the valuable work that it is,” said sociologist Camila Ikuta a research nonprofit assisting trade unions “this condition affects youths of a lower age group usually while they’re preparing to go to university.” An analysis by the Ministry of Labor revealed that 17 percent of Brazil’s 207 million people are aged 14 to 24 or 55 percent of the individuals in this situation countrywide 52 percent are women and 66 percent are black or brown Those who neither work nor study total 7.1 million an economist at the Applied Economic Research Institute (IPEA) and a childhood and youth specialist restated that income inequality has an impact on the conditions in which these youths live it becomes particularly alarming when they choose to give up “When they are no longer part of the workforce when they are no longer looking for a job because they have lost interest because they’re not registered in schools or in the national employment network.” these discouraged young people must be actively sought out “[We have to] know where they are and offer them what’s missing offer them a second shot at getting an education The labor market should also look for these young people through an apprenticeship program at companies but they favor youths with higher education They’re programs aimed at encouraging companies to hire these young people and allow them to acquire professional experience Policies should boost the supply of jobs for these young people.” Carlos Alberto is very much aware of this shortage of opportunities “We don’t need qualifications alone; we need a chance to work We can get the qualifications after we get the job Young people may be helped and get training at the same time as they receive income to help their families and themselves in some way The focus shouldn’t be on qualifications alone Courses alone are not enough,” the young man argued with youth movement Levante Popular da Juventude advocates efforts to help students focus on their studies “Young people are living in a country that’s returned to the hunger map assailed as it by a heavy unemployment rate but their families stand on the verge of hunger They’re unemployed and often have to work their hearts out just to have one meal a day We have to think about policies for students to go to school and to universities and not drop out.” should also be aimed at people’s first jobs We have to consider policies aimed at the first job for young people finishing high school and university who are yet to be taken in by the labor market,” she added Daiane Araújo is a 26-year-old architecture and urban planning student and also director of the National Students’ Union (UNE) whose style of play the Brazilian has mirrored in Suzano and raised in Ferraz de Vasconcelos Vitoria Yaya's football journey began at a young age She joined the youth setup at Centro Olimpico when she was just 13 years old where her playing style drew comparisons to that of Yaya Toure the legendary former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder and she has proudly carried it throughout her career following a partnership between the club and Centro Olimpico earning her promotion to the first team for the 2019 season scoring the winning goal in her senior debut and helping Sao Paulo secure promotion to the Serie A1 as champions Vitoria Yaya's impressive performances caught the attention of Santos FC where she has also become a standout player Vitoria Yaya's club success has also translated into opportunities on the international stage as she is one of the few players to have represented her country at every level possible She represented Brazil at the 2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earning a call-up to the senior national team in 2019 at just 17 years old Although she didn't see playing time during that tournament Vitoria Yaya was able to gain valuable experience and continued to develop steadily She also played for Brazil at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2022 when Brazil reached the semifinals and eventually claimed a bronze medal The youngster’s hard work paid off in 2022 when she made her full international debut in October going on to play 11 more times for the senior national team Vitoria Yaya was part of the Brazil women’s team at the Summer Olympics in Paris and played in four games as they won the silver medal following the defeat to the USA in the final, during which the star midfielder was unfortunately substituted early with an injury. 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Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is reportedly mulling over possibly staying at Galatasaray for one more season. Dog groomer gives his furry customers fabulous makeovers and the end results are pawtasticHe uses a non-toxic vegan dye made just for dogs to transform his furry clients into zoo animals Editor's note: This article was originally published on January 13 Dog groomer Gabriel Feitosa has been raking in hundreds of thousands to millions of views over the past few years on his transformation videos which add a unique spin to the standard wash and style grooming regimen to transform his furry clients into zoo animals pooches are already cute enough as it is but when you turn them into a literal fuzzy fluff with an ingenious haircut Feitosa's social media accounts are filled with videos of captivating doggy spa days It was this inspiration that encouraged Feitosa to create his well-known designs. "I found a way to channel my personality into commercial designs that any person could have their dog wearing," he said. "The inspiration came from the times that I used to spend with my dad watching animal documentaries on TV. I also find a lot of inspiration from games, movies, and cartoons. I think they look fashionable, fun, and nostalgic. The dogs get so much attention and love prancing the streets." Scoop Upworthy is an independent news and lifestyle website sharing the best of humanity as part of the GOOD Worldwide family of publications.