Clique aqui para Português A Brazilian Literary Classic Carolina Maria de Jesus said so much about Brazil. Her writing, charged with feeling and indignation, reflected a difficult reality not only experienced by the writer herself, […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. On Saturday night January […]
Clique aqui para Português The frequent problems related to water access faced by residents of Greater Rio de Janeiro were debated during a recent public hearing entitled “The Human Right to Water: High Fees and […]
Clique aqui para Português Hunger has returned to Brazil. Approximately 33 million Brazilians are experiencing severe food insecurity according to data from the 2nd National Survey on Food Insecurity in the Context of the Covid-19 […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the latest contribution to our media watchdog series on the Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s favelas, part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing conversation on the media narrative and media portrayal surrounding favelas. The coronavirus […]