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Nilton ‘Diquinho’ Gomes Pereira, A Revolutionary Life Dedicated to Rio’s Favelas: 1949-2020

By Edmund Ruge • June 22, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, and the first ever obituary published on RioOnWatch. With his college entrance exam preparatory courses […]

Articulação Juventude Popular nas Universidades: Photo / Casa Fluminense
#CoronavirusWatch

Pandemic Undermines Education, Worsening Inequality for Students from Rio’s Urban Periphery

By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 13, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. The new coronavirus pandemic has made the inequality gap that exists in the daily life […]

#CommunityMedia

Favela Journalists Debate ‘Mistakes the Press are Making Covering Coronavirus in Favelas’ [VIDEO]

By Cormac Whitney Low • June 3, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. It is also part of the debate promoted by RioOnWatch about media narratives and representations concerning favelas […]

Man wearing a white mask with a favela as background. Photo by: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
#CoronavirusWatch

Covid-19 Unmasks the Privilege of Isolation in Rio de Janeiro and All Brazil

By Anouk Aflalo Doré • April 9, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the new coronavirus as it impacts Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. “That’s what’s happening. If you don’t create a plan for the peripheries of the whole […]

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The ‘Citizen Artists’ of Cine & Rock, in Rio das Pedras [PROFILE]

By Sofia Bazin • Translation by Edmund Ruge • February 17, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Cine & Rock Contact: Blog | Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2013 Community: Rio das Pedras Mission: To promote […]

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