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He was the real deal, a proper journalist. He was one of a rare breed of journalists who push to get under-reported and overlooked stories published. It is testament to his warm and open character that not only did he agree to meet up, but we went on to work together and become friends. I tracked him down after reading an article of his, about creativity in favelas and the positive impact of community-led tourism in places otherwise only stigmatised in the media.
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I first met Dom in 2014 in Rio de Janeiro when I was researching a piece about the thriving favela music scene. They were researching for a book Dom was writing, “How to Save the Amazon” he cared for dearly for the rainforest. Dom Phillips, a British journalist, and Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian indigenous rights defender, were murdered in the Javari valley in Brazil.