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original artwork for Morro do Palácio article. By Raquel Batista
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The Favela as My Classroom: Black Representation in Education

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Annie Swank • August 20, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our award-winning reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” It is also part of a series created in partnership with […]

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Event Debates Community Control Over Water, Sanitation and Privatization in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 19, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project […]

One Year of the Covid-19 in the Favelas Unified Dashboard
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One Year of the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard: ‘By Us, For Us’ as a Defining Methodology #DataSavesLives

By Gabriela Buffon Vargas • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 17, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. On July 22, the Covid-19 in Favelas Unified Dashboard, an initiative that brings together 24 favela collectives and […]

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Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

 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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Black July: Against Racism, Militarization, and Apartheid [VIDEO]

By David Amen • Translation by Grant Brown • July 31, 2021

 Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled mini documentary is the latest contribution to our reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting […]

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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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