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‘What Favela Did You Build in Your Minds?’ Black Filmmakers Discuss ‘City of God’ [VIDEO]

By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Gianna Giordani, Malena Galuccio • March 10, 2021

 Clique aqui para Português This English subtitled mini-documentary is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” The starting point for ‘What […]

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What Covid-19 Reveals about Digital Inclusion’s Role in the Right to Education for Favela Uni Students

By Julio Santos Filho • August 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. This year, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the education sector, like all aspects of human life, was forced to […]

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In Rio’s Baixada Fluminense, Domestic Violence Worsens Under Coronavirus

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Abigail Cramer • June 19, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. The coronavirus pandemic has intensified situations of inequality and oppression throughout Brazil and around the […]

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Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense Region Through the Eyes of Five Local Researchers

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Ben Bildsten • March 4, 2020

Clique aqui para Português What can academic production from a region like Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense tell us about the region itself? What concerns are born among young Baixada researchers and what do […]

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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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