May 2012 – Page 3 – RioOnWatch

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[ December 26, 2024 ] 2024 Retrospective of Top International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas by International Observers
[ December 22, 2024 ] In Rio de Janeiro, of Two Favelas at Risk of Landslides in the Same Environmental Protection Area, Only One Receives Preventative Measures From the City #UPPWatch
[ December 20, 2024 ] Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes Halts Tribute to Amarildo de Souza, Blocking Street Name Change in Rocinha #UPPWatch
[ December 12, 2024 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Second Largest Favela, Rio das Pedras, Claims Space at the Center of Favela History Through ‘Territories of Memory’ Event *Highlight
[ December 2, 2024 ] Marielle Franco’s Assassins Convicted: ‘Justice is Slow, Blind, Stupid, Unfair, Wrong, and Crooked. But It Always Comes,’ Says Judge *Highlight

Favela do Metrô Terrorized through Drawn-out Eviction

By Felicity Clarke • May 9, 2012

RioOnWatch was the first news site to report on the brutal Favela do Metrô eviction back in November 2010. A year and a half later we revisit the scene to see how residents have faired. […]

Gross National Happiness @ Rio+20

By CIEDS • Translation by Juliana M. de Souza • May 7, 2012

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published in CIEDS click here. Original post in Portuguese here. Made visible for the first time around 40 years ago in Bhutan, the GNH index […]