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[ January 22, 2025 ] Rio de Janeiro Mainstream Media Stigmatizes Favelas Surrounding Tijuca National Park, Yet Remains Silent on Rapidly Encroaching Luxury Condos and Mansions [OPINION] #GentrificationWatch
[ January 15, 2025 ] Without Dialogue or Compensation, Rio de Janeiro City Hall Gives 10 Days Notice to Forcibly Evict the Santa Luzia Community, Which Over Decades Has Fought—And Won—Housing Rights Battles #EvictionsWatch
[ December 26, 2024 ] 2024 Retrospective of Top International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas *Highlight
[ December 22, 2024 ] In Rio de Janeiro, of Two Favelas at Risk of Landslides in the Same Environmental Protection Area, Only One Receives Preventative Measures From the City #UPPWatch
[ December 20, 2024 ] Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes Halts Tribute to Amarildo de Souza, Blocking Street Name Change in Rocinha #UPPWatch