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Granddaughter of Horto’s ‘Folha Seca’ Calls Botanical Gardens’ Tribute a ‘Joke’

By Sophia Zaia • Translation by Rachel Fox • September 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Orlando “Folha Seca” (Dry Leaf) Pereira da Silva, the first gardener to be formally employed by Rio de Janeiro’s Botanical Gardens, died on June 1 at the age of one hundred. […]

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History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 2: Allies Join the Fight

By Claire Jones • July 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979 to 1981. Efficient resistance on the part of Maré’s […]

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Civil Society Tools Up to Help Rio Residents Keep an Eye on New Mayor Marcelo Crivella

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Suzanne Caflisch • May 29, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The new mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, is now in his fifth month in office. Crivella has guaranteed that his goals will be met on schedule by the end of 2020–but some […]

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Collective Action Launches Community Improvements Through Artivism at Quilombo Camorim

By Adriana Gonzalez, Jennifer Chisholm • March 19, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, March 11, community members joined together to commence a weekend of awareness and artivism in Camorim, an urban quilombo in Jacarepaguá, an area in the West Zone of Rio de […]

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Culture in Rio: The More Collective the Better

By Silvana Bahia • Translation by Emma Platais • February 20, 2014

For the original by Silvana Bahia in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. The strengthening of the idea of the city as a place to meet and exchange ideas has spurred the formation of […]

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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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