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  • [ June 26, 2026 ] 30 Years Since the First Promises and 10 Years After the Olympics, the Cleanup of Guanabara Bay Remains Rio’s Main Challenge #LegacyWatch
  • [ June 22, 2026 ] Study Shows that Violence Violates the Right to Education in Rio de Janeiro: ‘More Shots, Fewer Classes; Fewer Classes, More Criminals’ #UPPWatch
  • [ June 15, 2026 ] Cruzada São Sebastião—70 Years of Public Housing in the Heart of Rio de Janeiro’s Upscale South Zone Neighborhood of Leblon #EvictionsWatch
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15th Annual ‘Circulando’ Event in Alemão Favela Unites Local Leaders, Youth, Children [IMAGES]

By Edmund Ruge, Hector Santos • December 3, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The sun shone down on the hills of Complexo do Alemão, on Saturday, November 30, putting an end to a week of rain for the group of favelas in the North […]

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Imbariê Arts Festival Celebrates Gathering, Puts Rio’s Peripheries on the Map as Art Producers [IMAGES]

By Thábara Garcia • Translation by Edmund Ruge • November 28, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The third edition of the Imbariê Arts Festival (FAIM) took place November 15 in Duque de Caxias, a municipality in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region. The FAIM is a […]

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Sustainable Favela Network 2nd Annual Meet-Up Strengthens Bonds and Charts Network’s Future [VIDEO AND IMAGES]

By Colin Andrew, Sofia Bazin • November 20, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a program of Catalytic Communities (CatComm)* designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that […]

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City of God’s Kite Festival: Children’s Visions of the Favela’s Future [IMAGES]

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Júlia Hara Medeiros • October 25, 2019

Clique aqui para Português In an increasingly technological world, kite-running remains one of the main sources of entertainment for kids in the favela of City of God, in Rio de Janeiro. With this in mind, […]

#EvictionsWatch

Canal do Anil: Resistance Amidst the Wreckage [IMAGES]

By Tara Nelson • October 1, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On the morning of September 19, a City demolition crew arrived in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone neighborhood of Canal do Anil without warning and forcefully removed 52 structures, almost all […]

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