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In Rio’s Favelas, the Fight Against Police Brutality Begins in the Womb

By Alexandre Cerqueira • Translation by Clau Guimarães • June 15, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.” Follow our Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas […]

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Brazil’s Black Population Demands to Live! Black Coalition Stages ‘May 13 of Struggles’ Protest

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães • May 27, 2021

Clique aqui para Português Black Coalition for Rights organizes the “May 13 of Struggles” protest against black genocide and demands justice for the Jacarezinho massacre. Neither the rain or cold, nor the pandemic, kept people […]

Cover Photo Jacarezinho Massacre
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Stop Killing Us! Jacarezinho Experiences Worst Massacre in Rio History #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães • May 8, 2021

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. In broad daylight, broadcasted by media […]

Eloanah, in the center, with a white shirt during the 1st edition of OCA in Complexo do Viradouro. Photo by Rafael Lopes.
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Black Women from Viradouro Affirm: ‘The Favela is Ours! Respect It!’ [VIDEO]

By Eloanah Gentil • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • October 20, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Center for Critical Studies in Language, Education, and […]

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Waste Pickers Hold Protest Calling for Rio’s Law on Recyclables to be Applied

By Daniel Silveira, Larissa Schmidt • Translation by Constance Malleret • October 7, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Daniel Silveira and Larissa Schmidt in G1, click here.  A group of collectors of recyclable waste realized a protest in front of the headquarters of Rio’s State […]

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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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