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‘It’s the Place of Resistance of Our Existence’: Duque de Caxias’ Culture Manor is a Hub for Art, Education and Leisure

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Marina Devine Guzmán • January 29, 2026

Clique aqui para Português Rap battles, DJ-led workshops, rock concerts, festas juninas (traditional June Festivals), Halloween parties, English classes and political meetings to decide the city’s future. In recent years, a bit of everything has […]

COP30 Civil Society Rundown: Thousands of Communities and Social Movements, Representing Favelas, Indigenous, Quilombola and Other Marginalized Groups Fill Belém During COP30 [IMAGES]

By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Staff • January 8, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This photo-essay is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the […]

‘We’re Planting the Future’: Reforestation Collective Action in Salgueiro Recovers Land Prone to Fires and Landslides with Native Atlantic Forest Fruit Trees

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Kay Alvito • December 22, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas […]

The Story of Dona Pascoalina, Midwife and Healer of Morro do Borel

By Igor Soares • Translation by Aaron Scott • November 30, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article marks Brazilian Black Awareness Month 2025 and is part of RioOnWatch‘s series on Memories of Favela Power, which documents and celebrates the history of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas through […]

In Rio, 2nd Sustainable Favela Festival ‘Favelas at the Center of Climate Solutions’ Engages 1300 and Launches ‘COP30 Letter From the World’s Informal Settlements’: ‘Nothing That Impacts Us, Without Us!’

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • November 11, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Bringing together 1,300 people on Saturday, October 18, at Fundição Progresso in Lapa, downtown Rio de Janeiro, the 2nd Sustainable Favela Festival featured 140 activities in a rich exchange of […]