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“We Verify the Truth They Leave Out”: Favela Journalists Speak at First Communication Congress

By Natalie Southwick • August 31, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, August 27, journalists, students and members of community media organizations from across Rio de Janeiro gathered at the Museu da Maré to debate the role of Rio’s community media in […]

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Favela Residents Denounce Olympics Death Toll on Social Media

By Ava Rose Hoffman • August 30, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Between August 5 and 21, over the course of the Olympic Games, 92 shootouts took place in Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least 31 dead and 51 injured due to armed conflict, according […]

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Social Media Campaign #StopFavelaStigma Highlights Resistance and Creativity in Favelas

By Ava Rose Hoffman • August 29, 2016

Clique aqui para Português As the Olympics were about to start, RioOnWatch ran a one-day social media campaign with the intention of denouncing the unfounded stigma associated with Rio’s favelas. Using the hashtag #StopFavelaStigma, over the course […]

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Not All International Media Were Swept Away by Post-Olympics Euphoria

By Cerianne Robertson • August 27, 2016

Clique aqui para Português In the days following the Rio 2016 Olympics, Brazilian media have been examining reactions to the event from the international press. Globo TV claimed international media was full of praise. An Agência Brasil […]

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Olympics Clearance of Rio’s Homeless

By Igor Robaina, Katharina Schmidt • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • August 26, 2016

The original Portuguese version of this article was published in Revista OCAS, a print publication supporting Rio’s homeless population by the Civil Organization for Social Action (OCAS). In 2015, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Development […]

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