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Without Reliable Running Water, Favela Residents Push for Right to Wash Hands Amid Pandemic

By Edmund Ruge • April 1, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the sixth 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. Amid the global […]

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Looking to Help Rio Favelas Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19? Here’s an Extensive List of Community Campaigns

By CatComm Team, Cormac Whitney Low • March 29, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the fifth 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. We recommend also […]

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Why Coronavirus Could Affect the Favelas and How to Prepare

By Michel Silva • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low • March 19, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Michel Silva published in Favela em Pauta click here. This is the first article in what will be a spotlighted issue on RioOnWatch for the foreseeable […]

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Defeating Social and Urban Barriers: Inequality and Urban Design in Rocinha

By Camilla Piccolo • March 10, 2020

Clique aqui para Português The Lagoa-Barra Expressway separates the favela of Rocinha, located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, from the adjacent, wealthy neighborhood of São Conrado. The noisy two-lane motorway begins in the Miami-like […]

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Rocinha College Entrance Exam Prep Course, ‘Só Cria,’ Sends First Student to University

By Fernanda Gomes • Translation by Sharon Gogar • March 2, 2020

Clique aqui para Português Launched in May 2019, Só Cria (Born and Raised), a community-based college entrance exam course in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, is free of charge and serves the […]

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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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