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Six Months to the Tokyo Olympics: 2020 is a Sinister Year for Homeless People [OPINION]

By Tetsuo Ogawa • Translation by Yuko Tonohira • January 24, 2020

The following is an op-ed by Tetsuo Ogawa, a Tokyo homeless resident and housing activist. Cross-published in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based platform KNOCK, Ogawa’s firsthand account of ongoing removals provides a close look at the […]

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Letter Defends Microgeneration of Solar Energy in Rio de Janeiro Favelas

By Organizations that work with distributed energy in Rio communities • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • January 22, 2020

Clique aqui para Português The following letter, sent December 30, 2019 by civil society organizations in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the expansion of solar energy in low-income communities in the city, is a response […]

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Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas: 2019

By RioOnWatch Editorial • January 20, 2020

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. We tend […]

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40 Organizations Bringing Solar to Favelas Unite Against Federal Proposal

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • January 20, 2020

Clique aqui para Português Contrary to global efforts towards sustainability and cleaner energy, Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has proposed changes to 2012’s Normative Resolution 482 that will raise costs for consumers who produce […]

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A Pyramidal Approach to Upgrading Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas, Part 1: Rethinking Informality Through Placemaking

By Natalia Meléndez Fuentes • January 15, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a six-part series on the application of Meléndez’s Pyramid for Favela Upgrading to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. This pyramidal concept […]

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    By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Felicity Clarke • September 12, 2023
  • 8th Black July: Insurgent Media Unites Brazil and Palestine in Fight Against State Violence
    By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • August 10, 2023
  • Casa Dulce Seixas: The First and Only LGBTQIAPN+ Refuge in the Baixada Fluminense Offers Hope and Transformation
    By João Victor Silva • Translation by Cristina Fornara • June 30, 2023

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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