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Image of Ilma Rocha at the new Recreating Roots site in Lagartixa, Costa Barros. Photo by: Júlio Ribeiro.
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Recreating Roots: Transforming, Empowering, and Saving Young Lives in Costa Barros [PROFILE]

By Armando Torres • February 5, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. ‘Help Me Recreate My Life’ These were the last words Ilma Rocha would hear from a young teen whose […]

Church of Our Lady of Penha_ the beginning of a Quilombo that, later, would become Vila Cruzeiro. Photo by VejaRio.
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Vila Cruzeiro’s Legacy for Black Culture

By William Reis • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • November 19, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is published as part of Brazilian Black Awareness Month, celebrated every November around Black Consciousness Day on November 20. For the original article by William Reis, executive coordinator of […]

#ParticipationWatch

When It’s Time to Vote, Youth from Favelas Shape Opinions Among Family Members

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • November 11, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of articles on Rio de Janeiro’s 2020 municipal elections from a favela perspective. During the last elections, on the day before we voted, I handed […]

Desenho por Geisa Paganini De Mio
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Who Does Favela Research Serve? Residents and Academics Demand Reciprocal Exchange [VIDEO]

By Gianna Giordani • October 26, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil […]

by Community Contributors

Rio’s Far West Zone Holds Debate About Importance of Memory and Unity for Region’s Favelas

By Beatriz Carvalho • Translation by Catherine Osborn • August 23, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On July 22, the Historic Orientation and Research Nucleus of Santa Cruz (NOPH), through its Connected Stories project, conducted the online discussion “Sub-neighborhoods of Santa Cruz: favela communities?” The six speakers […]

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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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