by Community Contributors

A Man Turned Juice

Clique aqui para Português A portrait of Valnei Succo by Samuel Lima, both of whom are participants in the RioOnWatch project being trained in CatComm‘s community journalism course. A Graffiti artist and MC in pursuit of […]

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Thamyres’ Maturity

Clique aqui para Português A portrait of Thamyres Gonçalves, written by Saulo Araujo, both of whom are participants in the RioOnWatch project being trained in CatComm‘s community journalism course. A student in a local teaching school and aspiring […]

Houses on Morro Santa Marta over buildings in Botafogo
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Way Beyond the UPP

Clique aqui para Português Here we are more than two years on from the implementation of the UPP (Police Pacification Unit) in Santa Marta, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. What has improved? Here I […]

Policial da UPP observa o Morro dos Cabritos
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The UPPs in Needy Communities

Rio de Janeiro’s poor communities are experiencing a social transformation that, in my view, appears to be good if accompanied by other socioeconomic initiatives. Well, it’s not enough to fight violence and organized crime using […]