Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on the 2026 Brazilian elections, focusing on the perspectives of Greater Rio’s favelas. Brazilian democracy still suffers from deep-seated forms of exclusion that limit the […]
Clique aqui para Português This editorial is part of our series reflecting on the impacts of mega-events on Rio de Janeiro 10 years after the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro City Hall has been […]
Clique aqui para Português Preface: Public Policies Without Active Listening Don’t Bring Change The “International Favelas Conference,” which took place on March 17 and 18, organized by the Brazilian Institute of Architects’ Rio de Janeiro […]
Clique aqui para Português Last November, RioOnWatch reported on the dismantling of the award-winning Reforestation Collective Action Program, a rare example of an effective, historic public policy in the city’s favelas. Now, various movements are […]
Clique aqui para Português For the first time in its history, Rio de Janeiro is drafting a Municipal Plan for Social Interest Housing (PMHIS, by its Portuguese acronym). In November, as the PMHIS entered its […]