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. The international media […]
Clique aqui para Português Shortly after 8pm on Saturday, August 20, just as the thousands of fans packed into the Olympic Boulevard in Rio’s Port Region began celebrating Brazil’s victory in the gold medal soccer match, a group […]
Clique aqui para Português On the northern edge of Nova Iguaçu in the Baixada Fluminense lies the district of Tinguá, home to roughly 5,000 people, waterways that flow into Guanabara Bay, and the start of the Tinguá […]
Clique aqui para Português The entire world has spent the last two weeks gripped by incredible feats of sporting achievement and superhuman athletic prowess, all occurring right here in Rio de Janeiro. The plethora of […]
Clique aqui para Português When Rafaela Silva threw her hands into the air to celebrate her victory in the Olympic gold-medal match of women’s judo, residents, athletes and coaches throughout Rio’s favelas celebrated with her. Much has already […]