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  • [ March 30, 2023 ] The Criminal and the Vagrant: Brazilian Mass Media’s Bloody Discourse Defends White Privilege and Sentences Favelas [EDITORIAL] #MediaWatch
  • [ March 29, 2023 ] ‘Marielle Lives On! Favelas Rebuilding Brazil’ Promotes Discussion about Marielle Franco’s Legacy [IMAGES] *Highlight
  • [ March 27, 2023 ] ‘Justice for Marielle’ Festival Unites Artists and Civil Society to Remember 5 Years Without Justice and Demand Answers [IMAGES] #MarielleLegacy
  • [ March 26, 2023 ] SOS! Residents of ‘Trendy’ Vidigal Favela Once Again Threatened with Forced Evictions: Environmental Racism and State Neglect in the Face of Extreme Weather Events [IMAGES] #EvictionsWatch
  • [ March 25, 2023 ] Five Years After Her Political Femicide, Rio de Janeiro Has Failed to Implement Any of the Legislation Introduced by Marielle Franco #MarielleLegacy
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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 […]

*Highlight

Looking at the Past Is Ancestral Technology: How Does Memory Strengthen the Future of Black Women?

By Gabriela Anastacia • Translation by Aaron Scott • January 17, 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 […]

#GentrificationWatch

City Tears Down Protective Wall and Exposes Camorim Quilombo Archaeological Site

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Aaron Scott • December 27, 2021

Clique aqui para Português On October 7, a portion of the wall that surrounds the Camorim Quilombo archeological site, in the West Zone of Rio, was torn down. The structure was not a target of […]

Original artwork by Raquel Batista
*Highlight

The Toxicity of Racial Banter as an Expression of Deep-Rooted, Normalized, Everyday Racism in Brazil [INTERVIEW]

By Andreia Meireles • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low, Trisha Ponti • December 8, 2021

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 […]

*Highlight

Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity

By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing […]

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  • ‘Justice for Marielle’ Festival Unites Artists and Civil Society to Remember 5 Years Without Justice and Demand Answers [IMAGES]
    By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 27, 2023
  • ‘Constitution’ Play Makes Democracy More Accessible in Japeri
    By Fabio Leon • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • March 3, 2023
  • In Rio de Janeiro’s Extreme West Zone, the Pioneering Politics of Inclusion, Struggle, and Resistance That Is Uniting Social Service Institutions with Afro-Brazilian Religious Leaders [IMAGES]
    By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Felix Foot • February 27, 2023

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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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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