Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. Criminal attacks against the federal government […]
Clique aqui para Português In September, the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released the report Cooperation with the United Nations, its Representatives and Mechanisms in the Field of Human Rights. In it, […]
Clique aqui para Português On the Brazilian holiday of October 12—the Day of Our Lady of Conception—a rally in support of presidential candidate Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva took place on Itararé Road, one of […]
Clique aqui para Português From the closing down of printers to the lack of profitability of favela media, grassroots communicators have faced the challenge of keeping community journalism alive in the favelas of Rio de […]
Clique aqui para Português Favelão—The Voice of Favelados, a newspaper from the 1980s preserves the memory of political communication in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and their resistance against forced evictions. “Those who live in favelas […]