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Razia Khanom, VP of London Community Land Trust: ‘The Community Spirit of Favelas Should Be Implemented in the UK’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Razia Khanom, Vice-President of the London Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused on collective ownership of land […]

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Complexo da Penha Hosts the 1st International Favelas Conference: Proposals Will Be Taken to the G20 Summit in November

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • May 11, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The 1st International Favelas’ Conference (IFC20) was held at the Central Única de Favelas (CUFA) headquarters in Complexo da Penha, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, on Monday, April […]

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Marielle Was Killed for Defending the Right to Housing [EDITORIAL]

By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • April 30, 2024

Clique aqui para Português On March 24, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF) launched an operation resulting in the arrests of three suspects behind the March 14, 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle […]

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Rain Becomes Synonymous With Fear Amid Absence of Climate Action, Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Euro Mascarenhas Filho • Translation by Staff • March 28, 2024

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. Above-average temperatures, increasingly catastrophic storms. […]

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Brussels Community Land Trust Guarantees Affordable Housing For Vulnerable Communities, Including Immigrants and Refugees, and in One of Europe’s Most Expensive Cities

By Felipe Litsek, Lara Masetto • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • March 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português This is the latest in a series of articles about Community Land Trust (CLT) experiences around the world. We selected a few cases based on their potential to inspire others. These […]

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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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