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Six years after murder, institute keeps Marielle Franco’s legacy alive
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Six years after murder, institute keeps Marielle Franco’s legacy alive

After the night of March 14, 2018, the family of murdered councilwoman Marielle Franco found themselves surrounded by a combination of strong feelings: grief, mourning, the indignation that still fuels the search for justice, and the need to never let the activist’s fight for a better society die.The commotion caused by the killings of Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes has only served to make the name of the black, bisexual woman from Rio de Janeiro, who grew up in the Maré favela, more widely known throughout Brazil.But it was necessary to institutionalize all the emotional turmoil experienced by Franco’s family. This is how Marielle Franco Institute was conceived.“The institute brings history back to life. The answer has to be given to me, as a mothe...