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Communities Unite Against Water Privatization in South Zone Favelas

By Anna Cash • February 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Around 100 people met at the base of Vidigal on Wednesday, February 17 to voice their discontent with the state’s impending decision to privatize the water and sewage management utility, CEDAE, in the favela. […]

#EvictionsWatch

Candomblé Priestess in Vila Autódromo Received Death Threats to Make Way for 2016 Olympics

By Heloisa Helena Costa Berto • Translation by Christopher Owens, Emma Platais, Luana Gama • February 23, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the second letter sent by Heloisa Helena Costa Berto and published on RioOnWatch. Read her first letter, published on September 17, 2015, here. I have spent the past month […]

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Rio’s Water Crisis 101: Meeting Provides Critical Context on Water, Sewerage, Environmental Ed

By Claire Lepercq • February 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday February 2, experts, activists, and community members gathered for the Encontro das Águas (Water Meeting) to discuss the water crisis in Rio de Janeiro. Hosted by the group Se […]

#ParticipationWatch

Activists Explain Low Favela Participation in Fight against Dilma Impeachment “Coup”

By Favela 247 • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • December 21, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese published by Brasil 247 click here. The demonstration against the impeachment of President Dilma Rouseff and in favor of the fall of Brazil’s congressional president, Eduardo Cunha […]

#ParticipationWatch

Communities Debate Pollution in the Guanabara Bay

By Lovinia Reynolds, Marcela Benavides • November 16, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday November 10, over 50 community members and activists gathered to discuss the heavily debated issue of increasing pollution in the Guanabara Bay, but also to discuss the problems that affect the […]

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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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