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25 Years On, Seminar Celebrates Favela-Bairro Upgrading Program

By Ben Bildsten, Luisa Fenizola, Zaynah Karem • June 3, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Favela-Bairro was an ambitious program established in 1994 with the aim of upgrading favelas to the status of formal neighborhoods (“bairros” in Portuguese) through infrastructure interventions, public services, public facilities, and […]

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Temer’s Land Regularization Law, One Year On: Assessing the Impact on Favelas

By Ezra Spira-Cohen • August 17, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In July 2017, federal lawmakers transformed the controversial Provisional Measure 759 into Law 13.465—known as the Land Regularization Law—approving measures that streamline the process of land regularization in urban and rural areas. […]

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Favelas and Inequality are the Focus of Discussion on Urban Planning and Security in Rio

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Júlia Hara Medeiros • June 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Some time since the last event, the OsteRio event series returned to a new location: Rio’s South Zone neighborhood of Jardim Botânico. Currently hosted by Institute for Studies on Labor and Society […]

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History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 2: Allies Join the Fight

By Claire Jones • July 9, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979 to 1981. Efficient resistance on the part of Maré’s […]

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History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 1: A Siren’s Song

By Claire Jones • June 29, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979-1981. On the afternoon of June 10, 1981, Brazil President […]

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    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 10, 2022
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    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022
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    By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 24, 2022

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    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
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    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
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    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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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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