Clique aqui para Português Tension between Rio de Janeiro’s North and South Zone residents has reached a new peak because of the threat of violence on Rio’s beaches in this pre-Olympic year. On August 23, […]
This is the second of a three-part series on the language spoken in the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro. Don’t miss Part 1 and Part 2. In Rio de Janeiro, dominant representations in the media and […]
Clique aqui para Português Vila Autódromo evictee, Heloisa Helena Costa Berto, shared the letter she wrote documenting her painful ordeal with the City of Rio, with RioOnWatch. Here it is published in its entirety. Following is an urgent […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, by Melissa Cannabrava, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. The actors behind the characters ‘100g’ and ‘Jurubeba’ aim for success and hope to show there is much more […]
Clique aqui para Português This month, LGBT leaders from several favelas in Rio de Janeiro gathered to discuss the current state of LGBT rights in Rio communities. The Rio Communities LGBT Meet-Up took place on […]