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  • [ September 13, 2026 ] ‘I Moved Back to the Favela So I Wouldn’t Starve in the Housing Project’: An Ethnographic Account of the Olympic Resettlement Experience in Parque Carioca #EvictionsWatch
  • [ September 7, 2026 ] 2026 Elections: What’s at Stake for Favelas When Brazilians Cast Votes at the Ballot Box? #ParticipationWatch
  • [ August 31, 2026 ] Prior to Elections, Rio de Janeiro State Legislature Revives ‘Wild West Bonus’ and Elects Its Author Chair of Human Rights Commission #UPPWatch
  • [ August 29, 2026 ] ‘I Miss Everything’: Reflections from Conceição Queiroz Ten Years After Being Evicted from Vila Autódromo for the Olympic Games [INTERVIEW] #EvictionsWatch
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10 Years After Olympics, Rio’s Chronically Neglected Suburban Rail System Is Handed Over to New Consortium, Nova Via Mobilidade

By Alice Novaes • Translation by Emily Schwartz • August 23, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of our series reflecting on the impacts of mega-events on Rio de Janeiro 10 years after the 2016 Olympic Games. It was produced in partnership between RioOnWatch and […]

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Brazil’s First Favela Celebrates 125th Anniversary With Celebratory Breakfast and Discussion Among Elders

By Juliana Pinho • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • December 13, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday November 16, the Providência Gallery Project—founded in 2017 and located in the Leonel de Moura Brizola Popular Market—organized a breakfast to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Brazil’s first favela, […]

#EvictionsWatch

The Fate of Residents in Rio’s Skol Favela Illustrates How the Right to Housing is a Key Piece in Rio’s Political Game of Chess (Part 1)

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • October 24, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is the first of a two-part article about the twelve-year struggle for housing by Favela da Skol residents, revealing Rio de Janeiro’s political backstage during an election year. The game […]

#ParticipationWatch

What Proposals do Candidates for Governor Have for Rio’s Favelas?

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Isaac Goodwin, Yasmin Quaife • September 30, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Brazil will hold the first round of its 2022 presidential and gubernatorial elections this Sunday, October 2. In this special report, RioOnWatch compiles the policy proposals of all Rio de Janeiro’s […]

Complexo do Alemão. Photo by Bruno Itan.
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Ten Years of ‘Pacification’ in Complexo do Alemão, According to a Favela Resident [OPINION]

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Victoria Fiore • January 8, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is an opinion piece about the ten year anniversary of the “pacification” of Complexo do Alemão, by a local resident. On November 28, 2020, the “pacification” process of Complexo do […]

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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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