Clique aqui para Português So far, the Vila Cruzeiro Massacre in the favelas of Complexo da Penha has left 23 dead and at least 7 wounded. According to local sources, who will not be identified, the […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. For the Jacarezinho favela, in Rio […]
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. Introduction to the […]
Clique aqui para Português “To be a black woman is to resist and survive at every moment.” The phrase was said by Marielle Franco, a woman who would change the course of Brazilian political history, […]
Clique aqui para Português The Jacarezinho massacre of May 6, the largest ever chronicled in the city of Rio, brought the oversight of police actions back into the public debate and to consideration by State […]