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Violence Is Literally Sickening: A Mother’s Testimony Corroborates Research Showing That Police Violence and the Denial of the Right to Grieve Cause Physical and Mental Illness in Brazil

By Ramon Vellasco • Translation by Fred Hanson • October 15, 2024

Clique aqui para Português “There are days when we just want to cry, to stay in bed, and not speak to anyone because we don’t have our children to hug anymore.” — Gilsara Mendes, mother […]

#CoronavirusWatch

In Brazil, While Army Stockpiles Go to Waste, Chronic Patients Suffer With Lack of Hydroxychloroquine in Rio’s Pharmacies

By Tassia Di Carvalho • Translation by Isaac Goodwin, Yasmin Quaife • October 7, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In March, 2020, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro ordered the army to manufacture 2.8 million hydroxychloroquine pills for the alleged treatment of Covid-19. The order went through without public bidding or authorization by […]

#CommunityMedia

Vaccines Begin Arriving in Rio Favelas, Producing Exaltation on Community Social Media

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães • January 26, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. It is also part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and […]

#CoronavirusWatch

Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro Expects to Finish Administering First Batch of Vaccines by Saturday

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Clau Guimarães • January 22, 2021

Clique aqui para Português Rio city government assures Family Health Clinics will receive shots. But will favelas be prioritized in the vaccination plan? On Wednesday, January 20, the Rio de Janeiro city government began immunizing […]

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‘The Impacts of Covid-19 in Rio das Pedras Favela: Confront It or Hide It?’ Online Discussion Asks [VIDEO]

By Wilson Saiki Junior • Translation by Constance Malleret • August 21, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas. On March 5, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Almost five […]

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