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Presentation of the documentary
A mother like me...

Within the activities of the Peace Studies Research Group

April, 23rh, 16h00, Espaço Lisboa Welcome Centre
Since 1998, over five thousand people have died in Rio de Janeiro, victims of police interventions, most of them young, poor and black males. The documentary "A mother like me…", produced within the Project “Invisible Faces”, gives notice of the invisible faces regarding armed violence in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the stories of mothers, sisters and wives that have lost their relatives in acts of urban violence and who are now struggling against  impunity and forgetfulness.

The documentary shall be presented by the Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute, the Peace Studies Research Group of the University of Coimbra and Cinema Nosso, partners in the “Invisble Faces” Project.


The debate shall include the presence of:

Luis Carlos Nascimento, producer of the documentary "A mother like me…",
Tatiana Moura, Peace Studies Research Group researcher,
Ana Castanheira, Coordinator of the Project "Invisible Faces"
Representative of Amnesty International


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