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Amid Pandemic, Police Kill 13 in Alemão, Conduct Operations in Favelas Across Rio

By Edmund Ruge, Tatiana Lima • May 17, 2020

Clique aqui para Português May 15, Complexo do Alemão, Rio de Janeiro. Residents manually carried the five corpses, down the alleyways to the entrance of the favela of Nova Brasilia. Laid out on cardboard and […]

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The Words of Marielle Franco: Love and Dedication to Justice and the Favela #2YearsWithoutMarielle

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Edmund Ruge • March 14, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On the day that marks the two-year anniversary of the brutal assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, born and raised in the favelas of Maré, RioOnWatch pays homage to […]

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2019 Report Shows Rising Armed Violence in Complexo da Maré, Continued State Impunity

By Nadine Terasa, Pauline Beaumont • February 19, 2020

Clique aqui para Português The 16 favelas that make up Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, registered 49 deaths resulting from armed violence in 2019, more than double the rate of 2018. […]

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How Many Acts of Genocide Will it Take to Call the Extermination of Black Brazilians a Genocide?

By RioOnWatch Editorial • October 31, 2019

Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth article in a year-long partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University to produce a series of monthly favela-sourced human rights reporting from Rio […]

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Sentenced to Death by Rio Police for Carrying an Umbrella and a Baby Sling: A Mother Speaks [INTERVIEW]

By Carla Souza • Translation by Edmund Ruge • September 18, 2019

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a year-long partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University to produce a series of monthly favela-sourced human rights reporting from […]

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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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