Clique aqui para Português The World Social Forum (WSF) is a civil society initiative founded in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2001 as an alternative space to the World Economic Forum, in which global economic elites […]
Clique aqui para Português Catalytic Communities (CatComm) Executive Director and RioOnWatch Editor Theresa Williamson was invited by Americas Quarterly to write an op-ed on the importance of assassinated City Councillor Marielle Franco as a symbol […]
Clique aqui para Português Just one week after a productive protest outside the mayor’s office in Botafogo, on March 9 residents of the Horto community took to the streets again to protest ongoing threats of eviction […]
Clique aqui para Português At the foot of Borel hill in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone neighborhood of Tijuca lies the tight-knit and humble community of Indiana, a charming favela that has grown to house approximately […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday, March 2, approximately 35 favela community residents and allies came together to protest outside Rio de Janeiro’s mayor’s office in Botafogo. The demonstration was the latest installation in an […]