Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Douglas Felliphe published in Voz das Comunidades click here. RioOnWatch Editor’s note: In June 2016 the State of Rio de Janeiro officially declared a […]
Clique aqui para Português The letter below, recently circulated among international media and human rights bodies, was written by Vila Autódromo’s Heloisa Helena Costa Berto. It follows a disturbing rise in violent attacks on followers […]
Clique aqui para Português Thousands of people took to the streets of Copacabana on Sunday, September 17, for the 10th Annual March in Defense of Religious Freedom to demand religious tolerance and respect in light […]
Clique aqui para Português One year after the Olympic Games, and Rio de Janeiro is reeling from a wave of violence that would be unimaginable to the thousands of tourists who descended on the city […]
Clique aqui para Português As part of Black July week, the Human Rights Center of the Nova Iguaçu Diocese, and the Fórum Grita Baixada held a panel to discuss the recently published Atlas of Violence 2017, a study on violence […]