Clique aqui para Português During a live broadcast on Band News to discuss Mayor Marcelo Crivella’s Strategic Plan, Rio de Janeiro’s Sub-Secretary of Planning, Aspásia Camargo, when asked about the role of cultural production in […]
Clique aqui para Português Even though four years have passed since former Governor Sérgio Cabral officially revoked Resolution 013, which gave Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) control over authorizing cultural, artistic, and sporting events in occupied favelas, […]
Clique aqui para Português Dan Jackson’s 2016 feature-length film In the Shadow of the Hill humanizes the very real changes imposed on residents of Rocinha as the city prepared to host the 2014 World Cup […]
Clique aqui para Português Following a local debate in Maré on September 15, Rio’s mayoral candidates attended a debate with favela residents from across the city on September 18 at the historic Samba Museum in Mangueira. […]
Clique aqui para Português As the Olympics were about to start, RioOnWatch ran a one-day social media campaign with the intention of denouncing the unfounded stigma associated with Rio’s favelas. Using the hashtag #StopFavelaStigma, over the course […]