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A Massacre! Rio de Janeiro’s Deadliest Police Operation Sparks Mourning, Fear and Outrage in the Favelas, Across the City, Brazil and Around the World Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and community organizers about events and societal themes that arise. October 28, 2025, will […]

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‘When Man Wipes Out All the Rivers, He’ll See That You Can’t Eat Money.’ Heavily Polluted Waterways in Rio Favelas Paint a Picture of Persistent Neglect and Demise of Historic Fishing Community

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas […]