Clique aqui para Português The 16 favelas that make up Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, registered 49 deaths resulting from armed violence in 2019, more than double the rate of 2018. […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Cine & Rock Contact: Blog | Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2013 Community: Rio das Pedras Mission: To promote […]
As political appointees rush to explain themselves, worries of privatization linger among community activists. January 3, under a smashing summer sun, with temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F), residents of the Baixada Fluminense, as well as the […]
This is the seventh article in a year-long partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University to produce a series of monthly favela-sourced human rights and environmental justice reporting from Rio […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s 2020 reporting partnership with The Rio Times focused on favela tourism. For the article as published on Rio Times click here. Nowadays, tours range from notoriously dehumanizing […]