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Reading and Literature as a Human Right: The Work of Literacy Mediators in 20 Community Libraries of Greater Rio de Janeiro

By Janaina Tavares • Translation by Staff • December 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Made up of 20 community libraries in the peripheral neighborhoods of Nova Iguaçu, the Baixada Literary Network is an all-female collective which has worked since 2011 to inspire reading and critical […]

Bangu soup kitchen. Photo: Marco Antônio Rezende/Rio City Government
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Rio’s Government-Run Public Restaurants Are Unhygienic and Offer Insufficient Portions

By Tassia Di Carvalho • Translation by Isaac Goodwin • December 28, 2022

Clique aqui para Português A spoonful of rice, a spoonful of beans, half a spoonful of offal, some chard leaves, an orange, and a glass of a powdered soft drink served on a small, shallow […]

by Community Contributors

‘2nd Bulletin on Racism and Violence in the Baixada Fluminense’ Focused on Murders of Children in the Greater Rio de Janeiro Region

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • December 6, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Fórum Grita Baixada‘s 2nd Bulletin on Racism and Violence in the Baixada Fluminense, published in November 2021, brought together accounts and information on the impacts of State violence in the region. The […]

#CoronavirusWatch

In Brazil, While Army Stockpiles Go to Waste, Chronic Patients Suffer With Lack of Hydroxychloroquine in Rio’s Pharmacies

By Tassia Di Carvalho • Translation by Isaac Goodwin, Yasmin Quaife • October 7, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In March, 2020, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro ordered the army to manufacture 2.8 million hydroxychloroquine pills for the alleged treatment of Covid-19. The order went through without public bidding or authorization by […]

#InterventionWatch

Greater Rio de Janeiro Began the Month of April Underwater #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Euro Mascarenhas Filho • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • May 20, 2022

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. It is also part of […]

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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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