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  • [ May 13, 2022 ] “Integrated City?!” New Year, Same Old Politics #InterventionWatch
  • [ May 10, 2022 ] In an Act of Religious Racism, Arson Destroys Garden of Sacred Herbs Created by Award-Winning Activist and Candomblé Priestess *Highlight
  • [ May 3, 2022 ] A Multiethnic Community Land Trust With Eminent Domain: Boston’s Dudley Neighbors Incorporated *Highlight
  • [ April 30, 2022 ] Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas: 2021 [EDITORIAL] #MediaWatch
  • [ April 27, 2022 ] What Does Rain Have to Do With Climate Change and How Does All This Affect Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas? #HousingWatch
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“Integrated City?!” New Year, Same Old Politics

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Trisha Ponti • May 13, 2022

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 […]

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 […]

#ParticipationWatch

Municipal Elections in the Periphery of Duque de Caxias and the Politics of Fatigue

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Victoria Fiore • November 18, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of articles on Rio de Janeiro’s 2020 municipal elections from a favela perspective. Expectations from Candidates’ Promises Vanish with Time What dynamics does electoral behavior reveal […]

Complexo do Viradouro Favelas Women Mobilize to Face the Military Police Occupation
#CoronavirusWatch

Public Works and a Foot in the Door: Police Occupation is ‘New Normal’ in Complexo do Viradouro

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Natalia Galicza • September 18, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on the Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. Residents of the Complexo do Viradouro favelas of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro’s sister city across the Guanabara Bay, […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Activists Celebrate 13 Years and Debate ‘The Popular Council and the Fight for Housing’

By Thomas Maggiola • July 30, 2020

Clique aqui para Português On July 16, activists involved with the Popular Council, a coalition that defends housing rights and fights evictions in Rio de Janeiro favelas, participated in a debate, broadcast live on Facebook, to […]

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  • In an Act of Religious Racism, Arson Destroys Garden of Sacred Herbs Created by Award-Winning Activist and Candomblé Priestess
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • May 10, 2022
  • Our Anti-racist Grand Finale: Video Brings Voices from the Year-Long Series ‘Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas’ [VIDEO]
    By David Amen, Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 28, 2022
  • Four Years Without Marielle: A Living Legacy in Politics for Black Brazilian Women
    By Camila Fiuza • Translation by Cristina Cortez • March 24, 2022

  • Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Pilar Boyero • December 13, 2021
  • Pedra Branca and the Energy Dilemmas of Rio’s Urbanization: From Charcoal to Electricity
    By Antonio Alonso, Iamni Torres Jager • Translation by Trisha Ponti • November 1, 2021
  • Energy That Comes From Waste: Biodigester Turns Sewage into Biogas in Vale Encantado Favela [VIDEO]
    By Jaqueline Suarez • Translation by Saskia Wright • August 1, 2021

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