Writer: Julio Santos Filho

About the author: Julio Santos Filho has been Chief Editor of RioOnWatch since 2020. Holding a bachelor’s degree in International Relations (UFF) and a master’s degree in Sociology (IESP-UERJ), in 2021 he edited the award-winning series “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas.” This project won silver at The Anthem Awards in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion category for Best Local Awareness Program, the Megafone Activism Award for Best Independent Media Report, and two motions of praise and recognition from the Rio de Janeiro City Council’s Special Commission to Combat Racism.

Black Brazilian Women Take Gold at the 2024 Olympic Games, Part 2: Community and Public Investments Take Favelas to the Olympics, With or Without Medals

Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 of a two-part article on the achievements of representation for Black Brazilian women at the 2024 Olympics. The Olympic achievements of Beatriz Souza, Rebeca Andrade, Ana Patrícia […]

RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 3: Peripheral Epistemology in the Design of the Census and Presentation of a New Nomenclature

Clique aqui para Português This is the final article in a series of three about how Brazil’s census bureau, IBGE, held an unprecedented week-long workshop to debate how to change the term “subnormal agglomeration” used […]

RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 2: Housing Rights and Favela Stigma in the Official Nomenclature

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Nathan Bergrin • November 9, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a series of three about how Brazil’s census bureau, IBGE, held an unprecedented week-long workshop to debate how to change the term “subnormal agglomeration” used […]

RIP ‘Subnormal Agglomerations,’ Part 1: Local Diversity, Strength, and Belonging in a New Official Term

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Ezra Spira-Cohen • November 8, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a series of three about how Brazil’s census bureau, IBGE, held an unprecedented week-long workshop to debate how to change the term “subnormal agglomeration” used […]

Public Fills Rio de Janeiro City Council to Demand the Community Land Trust in the City’s Master Plan and Discuss City Hall’s Exclusion of Urban Policy Instruments

By Julio Santos Filho, Leonardo Coelho • Translation by Cristina Fornara, Felicity Clarke, Nicholas Miller • April 30, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The Rio de Janeiro City Council Chambers were filled past capacity the first two Wednesdays in April as over 120 people mobilized for the right to housing. Filling both the galleries […]