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Residents of Vila Autódromo Request Meeting with New Mayor to Discuss Pending Upgrades

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • February 5, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Thursday, January 26, Vila Autódromo residents visited Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall to deliver an official letter requesting a meeting with the city’s new mayor, Marcelo Crivella, to discuss the second […]

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Interview With a Former Public Defender: Rio Attorney Alexandre Mendes Launches Book on Favela Removals [INTERVIEW]

By Eduardo Sá • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • January 30, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Eduardo Sá in Portuguese published by Fazendo Media click here. Various studies and specialists have declared that the last decade was the period during which the most people were evicted from their […]

Providência cable car (Credits: Internet Reproduction)
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What Happened to the Providência Cable Car?

By Karine Ferreira • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • January 18, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Karine Ferreira in Portuguese published by Agência de Notícias da Favela click here. Times are tough in Morro da Providência, the oldest favela in Brazil. Just like in Complexo […]

Armed police officer and resident of Parque Proletário, in the Complexo da Penha (Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil)
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Pacifying Police Units: Eight Years Later

By Bibiana Maia, Saulo Pereira Guimarães • Translation by Adam Lee • January 8, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Saulo Pereira Guitarães and Bibiana Maia in Portuguese published in Vozerio click here. The first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) was launched at the end of 2008, in Santa Marta, […]

Casa Publica launch
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“Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years” Report Launched

By Laura Bachmann • December 29, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years, a study […]

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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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