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Screening of ‘State of Exception’ Evictions Documentary Sparks Debate

By Lucas Smolcic Larson • October 12, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the annual Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival hosted a screening of Canadian filmmaker Jason O’Hara‘s recently released documentary State of Exception at the Rio Museum of Modern Art’s […]

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The Rio Olympics Ended Exactly A Year Ago. And Now? Dictatorship in the Midst of Democracy [OPINION]

By Gizele Martins • Translation by Suzanne Caflisch • August 21, 2017

Clique aqui para Português The Rio Olympics ended exactly a year ago today. What now? Community journalist Gizele Martins describes life in Maré today as “dictatorship in the midst of democracy.” Militarization has always been […]

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The Truth About Rio’s Olympic Legacy: Favelas Share Struggles and Victories at PACS Report Launch

By Gigi Ong-Alok • August 7, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Monday, July 31, the Institute of Alternative Policies for the Southern Cone (PACS Institute) launched their latest publication, “Post-Olympic Rio: The legacy of the Games one year later” at Casa […]

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Olympics Clearance of Rio’s Homeless

By Igor Robaina, Katharina Schmidt • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • August 26, 2016

The original Portuguese version of this article was published in Revista OCAS, a print publication supporting Rio’s homeless population by the Civil Organization for Social Action (OCAS). In 2015, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Development […]

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Documenting Rio’s Resistance: Interview with ‘State of Exception’ Director Jason O’Hara

By RioOnWatch Editorial • December 31, 2014

Clique aqui para Português The role of the international media and observers in bringing visibility to injustice and abuse in Rio de Janeiro has become of paramount importance in recent years with the city hosting […]

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    By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • August 10, 2023
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    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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