Clique aqui para Português The Pereira da Silva favela sits between the Laranjeiras and Santa Teresa neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Entering the community, there are small wooden signs with encouraging words–“Think about the things that make you […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, August 27, journalists, students and members of community media organizations from across Rio de Janeiro gathered at the Museu da Maré to debate the role of Rio’s community media in […]
Clique aqui para Português Part of Rise Up & Care’s Reimagine Rio Festival, the film Gira and the Circus of Life (Portuguese title No Risco do Circo no Risco da Vida) directed by Kátia Lund and […]
Clique aqui para Português As the Olympics were about to start, RioOnWatch ran a one-day social media campaign with the intention of denouncing the unfounded stigma associated with Rio’s favelas. Using the hashtag #StopFavelaStigma, over the course […]
Clique aqui para Português On Monday August 22, 24-year old Rafaela Silva returned home to City of God with Brazil’s first gold medal from the 2016 Olympic Games in hand. Her return visit and parade through the City of […]