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The Post-Pandemic World of Favelas and Urban Peripheries: New Social and Economic Paradigms?

By Thábara Garcia • Translation by Catherine Osborn • September 17, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impact on the favelas and is also part of our reporting partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in The […]

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#MaréBunkerOfPotential and Not of Criminals #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • September 16, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and is also part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Families that Took Shelter from Pandemic in Central Rio Occupation Evicted

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Catherine Osborn • September 14, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. The pile of furniture on the sidewalk started to form around 8:30am, when the Military Police arrived to […]

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The Hidden Pandemic: Stories Behind Covid-19 Numbers in Favelas, Part 2 [VIDEO]

By Amanda Scofano • Translation by Sharon Gogar • September 10, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas, and the second of a two-part piece that analyzes the complexity of the Covid-19 pandemic in Rio’s favelas, […]

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A Pyramidal Approach to Upgrading Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas, Part 2: Regularization, Basic Needs, and Community Participation

By Natalia Meléndez Fuentes • September 9, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a six-part series on the application of Meléndez’s Pyramid for Favela Upgrading to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. This pyramidal concept was […]

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In May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. This news site, RioOnWatch.org, grew into a much-needed and unique reference featuring favela perspectives on the urban transformation of Rio. With diverse and deeply interlinked articles by a mix of community reporters, resident opinions, solidarity reporters, international observers, and academic researchers, we work to engender a more accurate picture of favelas, their contributions to the city, and the potential of favela-led community development in Rio and around the world.

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