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Rio Rains Wreak Havoc in Favelas, City Counts at Least 10 Dead #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Edmund Ruge • April 10, 2019

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. Torrential rains and flash floods […]

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If This UPP Were Mine: With an End to Pacification, Residents Dream of Reoccupying Public Spaces

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Habib Msallem • March 11, 2019

Clique aqui para Português While the failure of the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) model had already been signaled years ago by residents, researchers, civil society organizations, and Rio’s violence and mortality rates, only in 2018 did […]

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Revolusolar: Solar Energy in Babilônia and Chapéu-Mangueira [PROFILE] #SustainableFavelaNetwork

By Laura Bunn • February 20, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Revolusolar Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 2015 Community: Babilônia and Chapéu-Mangueira (South Zone) Mission: To carry out research, production, and management of renewable energy and offer training and education for […]

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A Feast on Watermelon Rinds and Banana Peels: Favela Orgânica [PROFILE] #SustainableFavelaNetwork

By Laura Bunn • January 30, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Favela Orgânica Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 2011 Community: Babilônia and Chapéu-Mangueira, South Zone Mission: Valuing and sharing the food cycle through respect and love for what nature gives us […]

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Cinema Club, Theater, and Passinho Enchant Cantagalo During Sustainable Festival [VIDEO]

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Jiselle Steele • June 23, 2018

Clique aqui para Português From June 7-10, 2018, Rio de Janeiro played host to Virada Sustentável (Sustainable Turn), a festival organized across various Brazilian cities by a movement of people, groups, and public and private institutions […]

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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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