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Cedae workers protest downtown Rio de Janeiro. Leo Correa/ AP 2017.
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Privatization of Rio’s Water Utility During Pandemic Raises Concerns About Access for Favelas

By Emily Zislis • October 2, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and is also part of our reporting partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in The Rio Times […]

Sanitation regulation approved in the Senate and sanctioned by Bolsonario aims to increase the participation of private entities in the sector. In the picture, there is Guangu Sewage Treatment Station.
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‘Only Public Management Reduces Inequality in Access to Sanitation,’ Says Researcher

By Eduardo Miranda • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • September 24, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. For the original interview published in Portuguese by Eduardo Miranda in Brasil de Fato, click here.  The idea that […]

#CommunityMedia

Covid-19 Exposes 12 Proofs of Necropolitics at Play in Rio Favelas #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low, Edmund Ruge • May 19, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and is also part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Coronavirus in the Daily Life of Favelas, Part 5: Maré’s Response to the Challenge of Public Information

By Flávia Veloso, Gizele Martins • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • April 28, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article from Maré is the fifth in a series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on daily life in the favelas. The series is made possible through a partnership […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Rio’s Longstanding Water and Sanitation Issues

By Sophie-Anne Monplaisir • April 20, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and part of our partnership with The Rio Times. For the article as published in […]

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