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Meet the Manguinhos Resident Who Saved The Library and Confronted Governor Pezão

By Bruno Alfano • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • April 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Bruno Alfano published by Extra click here. “The reopening [of the library] is politics, we know this. It’s an election year after all. But […]

#CommunityMedia

Favela Residents Weigh In: Why Lula Should Be In Jail, Why Lula Should Be Free

By Michel Silva • Translation by Christopher Owens, Lucy McMahon • April 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Michel Silva published on Favela em Pauta click here. Thousands of Brazilians are accompanying the outcome of the arrest of the former president of Brazil, […]

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Creative Business: The Unique Driver of Entrepreneurship in Maré

By Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Jiselle Steele • April 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, enterprising residents with their own businesses respond to their neighbors’ needs. In the favela complex of Maré alone, there are over 140,000 residents spread across 17 favelas. Each […]

#InterventionWatch

Favelas Respond to Military with ‘Truth Commission,’ Safety Guidelines, Demands for Dialogue

By Marina Lang • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • March 19, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Marina Lang published by UOL Notícias on March 2, 2018, click here. One of the biggest concerns of administrative assistant Angélica Moraes, 36, regarding this […]

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Favela #VoicesFromSocialMedia Unite for Marielle Franco

By Edmund Ruge • March 16, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It is the second in our […]

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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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