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. For the Jacarezinho favela, in Rio […]
Clique aqui para Português The Jacarezinho massacre of May 6, the largest ever chronicled in the city of Rio, brought the oversight of police actions back into the public debate and to consideration by State […]
Clique aqui para Português The death of 28 people in Jacarezinho, a favela in the North Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, was labeled a mere “police operation” by the State of Rio […]
Clique aqui para Português July 6 marks the two-month anniversary of the largest massacre committed by the police in the history of the city of Rio de Janeiro—resulting in 28 deaths in the Jacarezinho favela—despite […]
Clique aqui para Português Sunday, July 26, 2020, is the 30th anniversary of the Acari Massacre. On this day in 2020, the activities of the 5th Annual Edition of Black July (Julho Negro) will begin. […]