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518 Years Later: Rio’s Indigenous Peoples Launch State Council for Indigenous Rights

By Désirée Poets • May 23, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Last Thursday, May 17, indigenous peoples of the state of Rio inaugurated the State Council for Indigenous Rights (Conselho Estadual dos Direitos Indígenas, CEDIND) at the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) building in […]

by PPGMC UFF
#CommunityMedia

Conference Recognizes Favela Communities’ Expertise in Media and Activism

By Désirée Poets, Tyler Strobl • May 21, 2018

Clique aqui para Português From May 14 to 16, 2018, Rio’s Federal Fluminense University (UFF) hosted the 7th Seminar on Media and Everyday Life, with the theme “Mediatization and Connected Society: Spaces and Memories of […]

#MarielleLegacy

Justice and Politics of Inequality Dominate Brazil Forum UK 2018

By Patrick Gibbs • May 11, 2018

Clique aqui para Português On May 5, the London School of Economics hosted Brazil Forum UK 2018, entitled Break[ing] Down the Constitution. The event is organized annually by Brazilian students in the United Kingdom and […]

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MTST Occupies Land in Niterói, Demands Housing for Victims 8 Years After Bumba Tragedy

By Shawn Provost • May 7, 2018

Clique aqui para Português It has been nearly one month since the Landless Workers’ Movement (MTST) first occupied a parcel of land on the edge of the Washington Luís highway in the neighborhood of Sapê, […]

#InterventionWatch

Intervention Observatory Report Shows Uptick in Deaths, Military’s Misdirection; Proposes Changes

By Hari Pannum • May 3, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Two months into the (at least) ten-month federal military intervention in Rio de Janeiro, the Intervention Observatory held an event on April 26 to present its first report and launch its new site. […]

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In May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. This news site, RioOnWatch.org, grew into a much-needed and unique reference featuring favela perspectives on the urban transformation of Rio. With diverse and deeply interlinked articles by a mix of community reporters, resident opinions, solidarity reporters, international observers, and academic researchers, we work to engender a more accurate picture of favelas, their contributions to the city, and the potential of favela-led community development in Rio and around the world.

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