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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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UrbFavelas Seminar Defends the Upgrading of Favelas and Raises Questions of Representation

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • December 9, 2016

Clique aqui para Português From November 23-26, Rio de Janeiro’s State University (UERJ) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum (UFRJ) hosted the II UrbFavelas Seminar, an event organized jointly by departments from several […]

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Despite Mass Protests, Constitutional Amendment to Freeze Public Expenditures for Two Decades in Brazil May Pass on December 13

By Nour El-Youssef • December 5, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, November 29 protests erupted outside Brazil’s Congress in Brasília as the Senate approved a proposal to amend the constitution that would authorize the implementation of harsh austerity measures. If passed, […]

#ParticipationWatch

Angela Davis Book Launched With Keen Debate During Black Awareness Month in Rio

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • November 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português As part of a circuit of events celebrating Black Awareness Month, the book Women, Race and Class by American intellectual and feminist Angela Davis was launched at Livraria Blooks in Rio de […]

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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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