Clique aqui para Português Between January and September 2016, more than 220 assault rifles were taken out of circulation in Rio’s Metropolitan Region. The large number of seizures transformed the rifle into a priority for the […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Saulo Pereira Guitarães and Bibiana Maia in Portuguese published in Vozerio click here. The first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) was launched at the end of 2008, in Santa Marta, […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years, a study […]
Clique aqui para Português Psychological problems, when untreated, can have severe impacts that go beyond basic mental health. Even minimal anxiety can lead to an accumulation of a stress hormone known as cortisol, which can […]
Clique aqui para Português To help our readers digest the major news and themes of the past month, we’ve summarized the stories we published here on RioOnWatch along with a few other must-reads in the media […]