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Solidarity Economy Part 1: Cooperative Development in Rio and Beyond

By Anna Cash • September 29, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article of our three-part series on the Solidarity Economy in Brazil. When one stops to consider Rio’s hundreds of favelas for their plurality, with a lens of […]

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Favela Stories: Personal Stories from Residents of Complexo da Maré

By Sascha Bercovitch • July 13, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The following excerpts come from Favela Stories, a blog and Facebook page by Sascha Bercovitch* that tells the stories of residents in Complexo da Maré, one of Rio’s largest favela complexes, located in the […]

Perceptions

Residents of the Formal City Have Prejudiced Views Towards Favelas

By Agência Brasil • Translation by Rachel Fox • July 9, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Agência Brasil in Portuguese published by Carta Capital on February 16, 2015, click here. Study shows that 47% of people living in formal city neighborhoods would never hire […]

Civil Society

Virtuous Cycles of Development: Community-based Tourism in Turano

By Mathilde Mouton • July 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a three-part series profiling community-based initiatives in three favelas. Led by one or several local residents, these initiatives all share the objective of initiating a virtuous cycle of economic, […]

#CommunityMedia

Favelados 2.0: The Importance of Maker Culture in Favelas

By Debora Pio • Translation by Alice Lupton • February 16, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Debora Pio in Portuguese published in Viva Favela click here. A team of favela residents involved in web culture and who develop their own projects using digital platforms are […]

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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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