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In the Shadow of the Hill: Film Explores Police Violence and Community Organizing in Rocinha [FILM REVIEW]

By Laura Fairman • October 10, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Dan Jackson’s 2016 feature-length film In the Shadow of the Hill humanizes the very real changes imposed on residents of Rocinha as the city prepared to host the 2014 World Cup […]

#EvictionsWatch

Horto Protests 90-Day Eviction Notice and Assault from Media Giant Globo

By Laura Bachmann • September 20, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, September 18, residents of the Horto favela in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro held a protest titled “Fica Horto, Fora Globo” (Stay Horto, Go Globo) protesting the pending eviction order against […]

#ParticipationWatch

We Are Bleeding Together with Democracy [OPINION]

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Adam Lee • September 15, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This article by Cleber Araujo is part of a series of opinion pieces on the impeachment by community reporters published on RioOnWatch. In a sad moment of great global shame, Brazilian politicians far removed […]

#CommunityMedia

Favela Media Activism and Its Legacy for Civic Engagement in the Olympic City of Rio de Janeiro

By Léo Custódio • September 14, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Favela residents, especially youth, have used online and offline media against human rights violations for a while now in Rio. Media technologies and journalism techniques have been increasingly important components of the […]

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What Does Dilma’s Impeachment Mean for Favela Residents?

By Miriane Peregrino • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • September 7, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Miriane Peregrino in Portuguese published by Jornal O Cidadão click here. On Wednesday August 31, the senate approved the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party […]

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