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- [ January 21, 2022 ] ‘Eshu Throws a Stone Today and Kills a Bird of Yesterday’: Is an Anti-Racist World Possible? by Community Contributors
- [ January 18, 2022 ] Slam Video: Putrid Nation [VIDEO] #UprootingRacism *Highlight
- [ January 17, 2022 ] Looking at the Past Is Ancestral Technology: How Does Memory Strengthen the Future of Black Women? *Highlight
- [ January 12, 2022 ] Science Education and Black Identity in Brazil: Where are the Black Women in STEM? [PODCAST] *Highlight
- [ January 4, 2022 ] Outside Rio, Municipality of Itaguaí Tears Down Homes Despite Brazil Supreme Court Ruling Banning Evictions Due to Pandemic #CoronavirusWatch
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This Week
by Community Contributors
‘Eshu Throws a Stone Today and Kills a Bird of Yesterday’: Is an Anti-Racist World Possible?
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
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Slam Video: Putrid Nation [VIDEO] #UprootingRacism
Clique aqui para Português This slam video is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in […]
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Looking at the Past Is Ancestral Technology: How Does Memory Strengthen the Future of Black Women?
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
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Science Education and Black Identity in Brazil: Where are the Black Women in STEM? [PODCAST]
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the […]
#CoronavirusWatch
Outside Rio, Municipality of Itaguaí Tears Down Homes Despite Brazil Supreme Court Ruling Banning Evictions Due to Pandemic
Clique aqui para Português The strong rains that hit the state of Rio de Janeiro in early December caused floods in several cities. The consequences of the storm were shown on several news outlets. In […]
#HousingWatch
2020 World Habitat Awards Celebrate Housing Projects in Pakistan, the UK and Latin America
Clique aqui para Português The 2020 World Habitat Awards, an event that recognizes and highlights innovative housing ideas, projects, and programs that contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of people around the world, […]
Video stories
Black July: Against Racism, Militarization, and Apartheid
Understand Justice and Energy Efficiency in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
What’s a Favela Community Land Trust?
Podcasts
by Community Contributors
‘Eshu Throws a Stone Today and Kills a Bird of Yesterday’: Is an Anti-Racist World Possible?
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
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Looking at the Past Is Ancestral Technology: How Does Memory Strengthen the Future of Black Women?
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]
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Science Education and Black Identity in Brazil: Where are the Black Women in STEM? [PODCAST]
Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the […]
Sustainable Favela Network
#HousingWatch
Favelas Have Doubled in 36 Years: What Does That Say About Brazil?
By RioOnWatch Editorial • December 22, 2021
Clique aqui para Português Recently, a number of articles have circulated in the Brazilian media reporting, with a mixture of wonder and reproach, the doubling in scale of the nation’s favelas over the past 36 […]
#CoronavirusWatch
International Museum Day, ‘A Guide to Our Experiences,’ Looked at Pandemic Impact on Favela Memory
By Gabriela Buffon Vargas • September 24, 2021
Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. On International Museum Day 2021, the Sustainable Favela Network‘s (SFN)* Memory and Culture Working Group organized […]
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Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled documentary is the latest contribution to our series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with […]
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Green Roofs or Air Conditioning in Parque Arará? Studies Show the Potential of Green Roofs in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
By Luis Cassiano Silva • Translation by Clau Guimarães, Gianna Giordani, Malena Galuccio • February 24, 2021
Clique aqui para Português This video report (with English subtitles) is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the […]
#CoronavirusWatch
SFN 3rd Annual Meet-Up, Part 2: Catalog of Sustainable Favela Products and Services Launch
Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a series covering the events of the 3rd Annual Full-Network Meet-Up of the Sustainable Favela Network, which happened online on November 7, 2020. The Sustainable Favela […]
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26 Favela Museums and Memories Projects Highlighted in New Guide
By Gianna Giordani • December 3, 2020
Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles on human rights and […]
Energy Justice
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Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
Watch the video that summarizes the Energy Justice and Efficiency Series with English subtitles here: Clique aqui para Português This article and the video above offer a summary and conclusion to the series ‘Energy […]
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Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing […]
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Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled documentary is the latest contribution to our series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with […]
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Electricity in Numbers: A Deep Dive into Energy Access, Public Lighting, and Security in the Favela of Morro do Sereno
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. This piece presents the results of a study carried out in the field, on the structure of […]
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Survey Reveals Residents’ Perception of Energy Service and Efficiency in Favelas of Maré
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. What is the perception of favela residents about the quality of energy service delivered to their […]
#CoronavirusWatch
Rising Gas Prices Threaten Favelas With Return to Firewood: Organizers Seek to Guarantee Cooking Gas
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas and on the coronavirus and its impacts on favelas. Brazil is experiencing a historic recession, exacerbated […]
From the Archives: 2010-2021
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#CommunityMediaCulture in Rio: The More Collective the Better
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#EvictionsWatch‘Olympic Favela’ Exhibition Shows Powerful Portraits of Olympic Evictees [IMAGES]
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*HighlightBaixada Residents and Activists Speak Out About Public Security Hearing Held by Prosecutor’s Office
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#EvictionsWatchThe Port, Gateway to Rio, Part 1: The Historic Whitening
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#UPPWatch“Is It War?” A Debate on the Language About Violence in Favelas
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*HighlightRio de Janeiro’s Community Museums
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#EvictionsWatchStill Threatened With Eviction, Rio das Pedras Shifts Focus, Offering Basic Services Where City Fails
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#UPPWatchThe Bullet Holes in our Homes Are Making Us Bleed
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#EvictionsWatchReport by Rio de Janeiro Truth Commission Denounces Violence Used in Favelas During Dictatorship
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*HighlightPaying Homage to Favela Women on International Women’s Day