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Complexo do Alemão. Photo by Bruno Itan.
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Ten Years of ‘Pacification’ in Complexo do Alemão, According to a Favela Resident [OPINION]

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Victoria Fiore • January 8, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is an opinion piece about the ten year anniversary of the “pacification” of Complexo do Alemão, by a local resident. On November 28, 2020, the “pacification” process of Complexo do […]

Man wearing a white mask with a favela as background. Photo by: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas: 2020 [EDITORIAL]

By RioOnWatch Editorial • January 6, 2021

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 coronavirus […]

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Municipal Elections in the Periphery of Duque de Caxias and the Politics of Fatigue

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Victoria Fiore • November 18, 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. Expectations from Candidates’ Promises Vanish with Time What dynamics does electoral behavior reveal […]

Mathare Social Justice Centre Working Group
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Solidarity and Joint Struggle from Nairobi to Rio, Where the Police Kill [VIDEO]

By Chloe Villalobos, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Constance Malleret • October 5, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Around 2.5 million people live in favelas in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in Africa, and 1.4 million in […]

Alessandro Conceição, 'Lar de Morador' (House of a Resident) Banner in Complexo do Viradouro
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Survival Between a Goal and a Police Occupation: A Favela Resident from Viradouro, Niterói

By Alessandro Conceição • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low • September 19, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Center for Critical Studies in Language, […]

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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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