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Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Part 5: Maré’s Response to the Challenge of Public Information

By Flávia Veloso, Gizele Martins • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • April 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article from Maré is the fifth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is made possible through a partnership […]

Source: https://bit.ly/2VFpKG9
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Covid-19 Favela Q&A: Is It Really More Dangerous Than the Flu? How to Prevent the Worst? [REFERENCE]

By Anouk Aflalo Doré • April 25, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. One month after the first isolation measures were introduced in Brazil to contain the Covid-19 […]

Man wearing a white mask with a favela as background. Photo by: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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Covid-19 Unmasks the Privilege of Isolation in Rio de Janeiro and All Brazil

By Anouk Aflalo Doré • April 9, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. “That’s what’s happening. If you don’t create a plan for the peripheries of the whole […]

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Without Reliable Running Water, Favela Residents Push for Right to Wash Hands Amid Pandemic

By Edmund Ruge • April 1, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the sixth article in what will be a spotlighted issue on RioOnWatch for the foreseeable future: the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. Amid the global […]

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Disciplining Favelas Pre/Post Mega-Events, Part 2: Physical Discipline

By Eric Chu, Isabelle Anguelovski, Thaisa Cosmelli • February 14, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a series of four, based on a study into the disciplinary processes that took place in the lead up to, during, and following mega-events in […]

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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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