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3 Weeks to COP30, ‘Favelas at the Center of Climate Solutions’ Headlines 2nd Sustainable Favela Festival, Where ‘COP30 Letter From the World’s Informal Settlements’ Will Be Launched [RELEASE]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Staff • October 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português 140 ACTIVITIES—CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FAIR, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSION AND HEALING CIRCLES, FAVELA MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS, AND AGROECOLOGICAL CUISINE—COME TOGETHER FOR A POWERFUL DAY IN DOWNTOWN RIO. Unmissable! On Saturday, […]

‘We Only Have Dignity When the Favela Becomes Sustainable’: Collective Action Preserves Agroforest in Morro da Providência

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kay Alvito • July 29, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The agroforest in the Morro da Providência favela, in Rio de Janeiro’s city center, has been pulsing with renewed health since July 12. On that day, a collective action organized by […]

‘A Museology That Doesn’t Serve Life Serves No Purpose’: ‘Unconventional’ Favela Museums Lead First Seminar of Rio de Janeiro’s Social Museology Network

By Barbara Nascimento • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • June 5, 2025

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, May 16, Rio de Janeiro’s renowned Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB) hosted several institutions involved with museology—including community museums, memory collectives, and projects focused on social memory—alongside researchers, […]

Storm Hits Model Community Agroecology Project, Exposing Lack of Environmental Policy and Neglect of Favela-Based Climate Solutions in Rio de Janeiro

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • March 24, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The heavy storm that hit Rio de Janeiro on March 12, 2025, caused flooding, fallen trees, and other impacts across Greater Rio. One of the affected areas was the most forested […]

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‘Grief to Action’ Personified in ‘Cuca,’ Who Lost His Brother to Rio de Janeiro’s Infamous Police Brutality [PROFILE]

By Lucas Novello, Vinícius Ribeiro • Translation by Sylvia Schiller • February 26, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch‘s series on Memories of Favela Power, which documents and celebrates the history of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas through narratives and reports from residents’ collective memory, in […]