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The Role of Parents in Rio de Janeiro’s Education System

By Raven Hayes • October 6, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Suzanna da Silva remembers her school experience as unstable. “I was about 10 years old. From there I started going to school. I would study half of the year; the other […]

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Housing Policy Lessons from Rio’s Favelas Part 1: Construction and Community

By David Robertson • October 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the first in a five-part series titled Housing Policy Lessons from Rio’s Favelas. We hope this series will inform debates on housing and favela upgrading and that Rio’s new mayor, Marcelo […]

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Favelization and the Appropriation of Favelas in International Design [BOOK REVIEW]

By Nashwa Al-sharki • October 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Design academic Adriana Kertzer was born to an American mother and a first generation Brazilian father. Not fully embraced as a Brazilian or American, Kertzer’s sense of displacement makes her especially sensitive […]

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UN Documentary Profiles Sustainable Micro-Businesses in Rio de Janeiro [FILM REVIEW]

By Jessica Summerhayes • October 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On September 21, a new documentary featuring sustainable initiatives in Rio de Janeiro premiered at the Odeon cinema in downtown Rio. CenaRIO Sustentabilidade em Ação (ScenaRIO Sustainability in Action) was made by […]

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On the Eve of the Mayoral Election, Favela Residents Speak about Their Public Policy Needs

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Laura Fairman • October 1, 2016

Clique aqui para Português With municipal elections fast approaching, Rio voters need to choose from the 11 candidates running for mayor. Despite very different proposals, the challenges facing the post-Olympics city management are the same for everyone, […]

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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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