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Jacarezinho favela community action by campaign Jaca contra o Corona. Photo by Gerente
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Help Rio Favelas Facing Down Covid-19 through our September List of Community Campaigns

By RioOnWatch Editorial • September 2, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. September 2, 2020—As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact Rio’s favelas, frontline community-based groups have maintained […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Ana Paula Oliveira: ‘Our Struggle has Grown. We have to Seek, in Every Way, to Stay Alive’ [INTERVIEW]

By Nina Zur • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 20, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original interview in Portuguese by Nina Zur in Medium, click here. This is our latest article on Covid-19 as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. The following conversation I […]

View from Manguinhos. Photo by Edilano Cavalcante
#CoronavirusWatch

Manguinhos’ Struggles and Resistance During the Pandemic, Debated by Residents and Activists

By Thomas Maggiola • August 10, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the Covid-19 and its impact on the favelas and part of our series covering 2020’s Black July. On July 28, as part of the 5th […]

*Highlight

The Enduring Voices and Legacy of the Mothers of Acari #AcariMassacre30Years

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Catherine Osborn • July 31, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On Monday, July 26, a symbolic protest marking the 30th Anniversary of the Acari Massacre, organized by the Fala Akari Collective—with authorization from the two living Mothers of Acari (Mães de […]

Demonstration against racism and police violence in Rio. Photo: Luna Costa
*Highlight

Brazil Supreme Court Considers Landmark Case on Police Operations in Rio’s Favelas, Part II

By Cormac Whitney Low • July 29, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the second installment of a two-part piece looking at a Brazilian Supreme Court case known as “ADPF das Favelas.” It discusses the effects of a legal opinion and a […]

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