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Who Does Favela Research Serve? Residents and Academics Demand Reciprocal Exchange [VIDEO]

By Gianna Giordani • October 26, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil […]

#CoronavirusWatch

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 […]

Rômulo Neris was one of seven young researchers chosen to study Covid-19 with a scholarship awarded by Dimensions Sciences: Personal archive
#CoronavirusWatch

From the Baixada Fluminense to California: The Brazilian Scientist Chosen to Study Coronavirus

By Mariana Alvim • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 6, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Mariana Alvim published by BBC News Brasil, click here. As a child, Rômulo Neris loved the Jurassic Park films. It was this that helped […]

Articulação Juventude Popular nas Universidades: Photo / Casa Fluminense
#CoronavirusWatch

Pandemic Undermines Education, Worsening Inequality for Students from Rio’s Urban Periphery

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 13, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. The new coronavirus pandemic has made the inequality gap that exists in the daily life […]

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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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