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Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas: 2017

By RioOnWatch Editorial • December 28, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the latest contribution to our media watchdog series on the Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s favelas, part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing conversation on the media narrative and media portrayal surrounding favelas. After a seven-year […]

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West Zone Social Development Initiatives Come Under the Spotlight at Exhibition

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Anna Jönsson • December 27, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Unfolding from December 2 to 9, a sensory, interactive, and emotional exhibition entitled “Illuminate the West Zone” aimed to increase visibility for social organizations and community collectives that, with support from […]

#EvictionsWatch

‘2017 Is Just the Beginning’: Protest Series Against Evictions Concludes with Feast at City Hall

By Clara Ferraz • Translation by Desirée Poets • December 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The last event of the Mobilizations Against Evictions series, or “Occupy City Hall: Feast of the Poor” protest on Friday, December 15 gathered residents of favelas currently threatened with eviction for a demonstration […]

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‘Strollability’ of Favelas is the Focus of the 13th Annual Circulando Event in Alemão

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Lucy McMahon • December 22, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Following last year’s event focused on ‘reinventivity’ in favelas, the 13th edition of the event “Circulating: Dialogue and Communication in Favelas” took place on December 9 in Complexo do Alemão, in […]

#CommunityMedia

Catholic Church in Baixada Fluminense Discusses Drug Decriminalization

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Desirée Poets • December 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Some people think Catholicism is retrograde and refuses to talk about the complexities of contemporary society. However, two initiatives stemming from social movements linked to the Catholic Church in the Baixada Fluminense region, […]

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