Fernando Ermiro and Antônio Carlos Firmino, fellows of the CSSD working group Geographies of Injustice, are highlighted for the work they have done with the Sankofa Museum. Ermiro discusses his participation in the resident-led tours of Rocinha and suggests that they are essential to accurately depict the community’s long history and to support local development. He argues that community-led tours should “touch on certain points: the law is not a synonym for justice; income distribution what moves the local economy thinking globally and acting locally.”

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