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Help Rio Favelas Facing Down Covid-19 through our September List of Community Campaigns

By RioOnWatch Editorial • September 2, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. September 2, 2020—As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact Rio’s favelas, frontline community-based groups have maintained […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Check Out the Teach-In: ‘Food Sovereignty in Favelas During the Pandemic’ [VIDEO]

By Giovanna Sabini-Leite • June 9, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas. On Brazil’s Rural Workers’ Day, May 25, Rio de Janeiro’s […]

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The Griots of Maré: Narratives of Black Favela Women

By Miriane Peregrino • Translation by Desirée Poets • July 22, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The favelas that make up Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, are home to 140,000 inhabitants and many stories to tell. The favelas’ origins date back to the foundation of […]

#MarielleLegacy

Countdown to Brazil’s 2018 Elections, Part 6: Growth and Diversity of Favela Candidates

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sharon Gogar • September 18, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the sixth article in an ongoing series on the Brazilian electoral political scene in 2018. The immediate reaction to the death of Marielle Franco, beyond deep pain, was the strengthening of […]

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Museums of Counternarratives and Resistance, Part 3: Maré Museum #MuseumWeek2018

By Gitanjali Patel • May 16, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a five-part series on community museums and resistance in Rio’s favelas in honor of Brazil’s 16th Annual Museum Week (May 16-20, 2018).  “Sure, there are people here who merit […]

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