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Mothers of Kids Killed by Police Speak Out at Launch of ‘No Tanks!’ Campaign Against Police Operations

By Edmund Ruge • December 14, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Community activists and family members packed Rio de Janeiro’s Theater of the Oppressed on the evening of Friday, December 8 as part of a community campaign against police operations in the […]

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Black July Day 5: Roundtable on Mass Incarceration in Brazil

By Chloe Villalobos, Gigi Ong-Alok • July 26, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Friday, July 20, on the final day of Black July week, the Maré Museum held a roundtable conversation on mass incarceration and the criminalization of favela residents in Brazil. Representatives from the […]

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Day 2: ‘Black July’ Protests Police Violence and Racism on 24th Anniversary of Candelária Massacre

By Suzanne Chatelier • July 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This week marks the second annual Black July, following a series of events one year ago when Black Lives Matter activists visited with organizers in Rio de Janeiro. The series of events taking place this […]

Banner expressing commitment of the mothers to speak out: "Our dead have a voice!"
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National Gathering in Rio Unites Mothers of Victims of State Violence Across Brazil

By Raine Robichaud • May 24, 2017

Clique aqui para Português In Friday afternoon’s pouring rain, mothers, relatives, and favela community members gathered on Rio Branco Avenue, next to the Candelária Church in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to protest the unlawful killing of […]

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Who and What are Academic Studies on Favelas For?—A New Epistemology is Possible!

By Fransérgio Goulart, Rodrigo Calvet • Translation by Kathleen Brauer • April 19, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Fransérgio Goulart and Rodrigo Calvet in Portuguese published by Canal iBase click here. Before discussing academic studies of favelas that aim to understand how the relationships between favela […]

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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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