Clique aqui para Português As the Olympics were about to start, RioOnWatch ran a one-day social media campaign with the intention of denouncing the unfounded stigma associated with Rio’s favelas. Using the hashtag #StopFavelaStigma, over the course […]
Clique aqui para Português The entire world has spent the last two weeks gripped by incredible feats of sporting achievement and superhuman athletic prowess, all occurring right here in Rio de Janeiro. The plethora of […]
Clique aqui para Português Dois Irmãos, the iconic “two brothers” mountains of Rio de Janeiro which can be viewed from Ipanema beach and upon which the Vidigal favela is built, are a popular tourist attraction. The […]
Clique aqui para Português In September 2015 the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, wrote an opinion piece in Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo proudly proclaiming that the Rio Olympics would leave the most […]
Clique aqui para Português Over the coming week, a range of anti-Olympics protest events will take place across Rio de Janeiro, culminating in a large demonstration during the opening ceremony on Friday August 5. Under […]