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A Colonial Amefrican Wound: DNA Tests Provide Clues of Black and Indigenous Ancestry in Brazil

By Gisele Moura, Julio Santos Filho, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez, Sofi-Nicole Barreiro • March 21, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the final contribution to our award-winning, year-long reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro. Having undergone DNA ancestry tests, […]

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New Futures, Alternative Pasts: Personal Reflections on Racial and Intergenerational Coeducation Inside a Mixed Race Brazilian Favela Family

By Nathanael Araujo • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • March 7, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our award-winning reporting project, Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro. It is also part of a series created in partnership […]

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The Marginalization of Non-White Refugees in Brazil

By Emerson Caetano • Translation by Annie Swank • February 9, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the […]

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Structural Racism in the Eyes of the Favela: Maré Residents Speak Out

By Gizele Martins, Juliana Pinho • Translation by Jiselle Steele • February 3, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the […]

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‘Eshu Throws a Stone Today and Kills a Bird of Yesterday’: Is an Anti-Racist World Possible?

By Kelly Ribeiro • Translation by Mikayla Ribeiro • January 21, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]

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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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