Clique aqui para Português This is the first of a two-part article about the twelve-year struggle for housing by Favela da Skol residents, revealing Rio de Janeiro’s political backstage during an election year. The game […]
Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Approximately 20 people are camped out in front of the municipal government building in Cidade Nova, in the Central […]
Clique aqui para Português The following text is from a letter sent to Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel by the Rocinha Residents’ Association and signed by representatives of many different favelas. Read all of […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the seventh article in what will be a spotlighted issue on RioOnWatch for the foreseeable future: the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. This article is […]
Clique aqui para Português This year, the March rains ended the Brazilian summer in an unusual way. In the first days of March, strong rains devastated a considerable part of Greater Rio. The Baixada Fluminense […]