Clique aqui para Português On the day that marks the two-year anniversary of the brutal assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, born and raised in the favelas of Maré, RioOnWatch pays homage to […]
Clique aqui para Português The Lagoa-Barra Expressway separates the favela of Rocinha, located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, from the adjacent, wealthy neighborhood of São Conrado. The noisy two-lane motorway begins in the Miami-like […]
Clique aqui para Português On December 17, the Galpão Bela Maré arts center held the Periferia Tem Potência (The Periphery Has Potency) festival in partnership with the Favelas Observatory, the Instituto Maria e João Aleixo, and […]
Clique aqui para Português Challenges to the production of culture in Brazil have imposed themselves more and more in 2019. In only ten months, we have already heard the announcement of theater closings, the risk […]
Clique aqui para Português When we think about the processes of “invisibilization” affecting the black population of Brazil, some aspects become more evident once we view racism as a key actor in these historic processes. […]