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  • [ October 29, 2026 ] Favela Leaders Confronting the Climate Crisis In Diverse, Creative Ways Is Top Takeaway From Latest ‘Sustainable Favela Festival’ *Highlight
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‘This Is Where My Life Began:’ Residents of Santa Teresa Occupation Claim Right to Stay in Talks With Federal Heritage Secretariat

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • May 14, 2026

Clique aqui para Português Residents of the Cândido Mendes Mansion in Santa Teresa, a neighborhood in central Rio de Janeiro, are at imminent risk of repossession proceedings leading to eviction after a construction project contracted […]

#LegacyWatch

Data Centers, AI and the Social Costs for Rio de Janeiro: What Does It Mean in Practice to Become a Big Tech Hub? [EDITORIAL]

By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Juliet Hussell • May 9, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This editorial is part of our series reflecting on the impacts of mega-events on Rio de Janeiro 10 years after the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro City Hall has been […]

#GentrificationWatch

Rio de Janeiro Designs First Plan for Social Interest Housing: Popular Council Launches Campaign to Ensure Plan Addresses Real Needs

By Felipe Litsek • Translation by Staff • December 23, 2025

Clique aqui para Português For the first time in its history, Rio de Janeiro is drafting a Municipal Plan for Social Interest Housing (PMHIS, by its Portuguese acronym). In November, as the PMHIS entered its […]

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‘To Lose Your Memory Is to Lose Your Essence’: Vidigal Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary With Cultural Event Inspired by the ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Project

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kay Alvito • December 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português On October 26, Vidigal, a favela in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, celebrated its 85th anniversary. Organized by the Vidigal Memories Nucleus, the celebratory event featured the Favela Climate Memory exhibition, a […]

#EvictionsWatch

Victory Against Eviction! 200 Year-Old Horto Community Wins Battle to Stay After 40 Years of Resistance

By Felipe Litsek • Translation by Staff • November 8, 2025

Clique aqui para Português October 13, 2025 will go down in the history of Horto, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, as the day when the community signed a historic agreement that ends the threat […]

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