Favelas In the News: August 2016
August 2016: the month the city of Rio de Janeiro had prepared for for seven tumultuous years. To help our readers digest the major news and themes of the month, we’ve summarized the stories we published […]
August 2016: the month the city of Rio de Janeiro had prepared for for seven tumultuous years. To help our readers digest the major news and themes of the month, we’ve summarized the stories we published […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, August 27, journalists, students and members of community media organizations from across Rio de Janeiro gathered at the Museu da Maré to debate the role of Rio’s community media in […]
Clique aqui para Português Directed by Kátia Lund and Lili Fialho and produced by Luis Lomenho, the film Jongo Fever, (Portuguese title Assó! Adorei o Jongo) evokes the magic of dance, music, and culture of […]
The original Portuguese version of this article was published in Revista OCAS, a print publication supporting Rio’s homeless population by the Civil Organization for Social Action (OCAS). In 2015, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Development […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the latest contribution to our media watchdog series on the Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s favelas, part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing conversation on the media narrative and media portrayal surrounding favelas. The international media […]