Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Marcella Melo published in Voz das Comunidades click here. After years requesting improvements to Horácio Piccorelli Road, residents have decided to fund the work out of their […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Juliana Portella published in Viva Favela click here. City of God was the second community in Rio de Janeiro to receive a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP), in […]
Clique aqui para Português When foreign journalists visit Rio de Janeiro wishing to report on favela community news, they quickly come to find themselves relying on social media. Many are surprised at how Brazil in general and favela […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Betinho Casas Novas published in Voz das Comunidades click here. Like 2014, 2015 began violently, with people killed, shot, and injured. The hope that residents of Complexo […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the latest contribution to our media watchdog series on the Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s favelas, part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing conversation on the media narrative and media portrayal surrounding favelas. 2015 draws to […]