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ComPosições Políticas Art Exhibition Offers Critical Image of Rio

By Stephanie Reist • May 9, 2016

Clique aqui para Português From April 2 through May 21, the Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica (The Hélio Oiticica Municipal Art Center) is hosting the exhibition ComPosições Políticas: Outras Histórias do Rio de Janeiro (Political ComPositions: […]

Maria da Penha leads group of residents and activists
#EvictionsWatch

Vila Autódromo Progresses with Plans for Evictions Museum

By Rhona Mackay • April 28, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Residents and activists gathered in Vila Autódromo this last Saturday April 23 to begin the process of creating a museum focusing on the community and its history of resistance and removals, […]

#EvictionsWatch

Across the City, Rio de Janeiro’s Community Museums are Under Threat of Eviction

By Rhona Mackay • April 19, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s community museums are often overlooked, undervalued and underfunded, but now several are also under threat of eviction. “In these museums the point of interest isn’t simply the preservation of […]

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The Language of the Favela Part 3: Cultural Expressions

By Gitanjali Patel • April 15, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the third of a three-part series on the language spoken in the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro. Don’t miss Part 1 and Part 2. Everything in the favela is different, […]

#Rio2016

Australian Olympic Committee and Media Reports Perpetuate Favela Stigma

By RioOnWatch Editorial • April 11, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The Australian Olympic Committee plans to ban its athletes and team members from visiting favelas while in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics. The team at RioOnWatch implores the AOC to reconsider its […]

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