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What Are the Impacts of Rio de Janeiro’s New ‘Maravalley’ Technology Hub on the Favelas of the Historic Port Region?

By Igor Soares • Translation by Maria Fernanda Godinho • October 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The mayor of Rio de Janeiro aims to transform the city’s Port Region into a technology hub. Newly reelected, Eduardo Paes plans to turn the area into a hotspot for high-tech and […]

*Highlight

Water Justice in Rocinha: Chronic Water Shortages, a Constant Battle

By Fernando Gomes, Karen Fontoura, Rodrigo Silva • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • January 16, 2024

Clique aqui para Português This is the first in a series of articles on water justice in the favelas resulting from the course “Climate Justice in Community Journalism: From Pitching to Writing.” The course, conducted […]

Rocinha. Photo: CatComm/RioOnWatch
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A Critical Look at the Double-Standard of Heritage Conservation in Rio de Janeiro: The Case of Horto Florestal [REFERENCE]

By Nathan Bergrin • October 30, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The United Nations still frequently uses the term “slum” synonymously with “informal settlement” to describe where at least 1 billion of the world’s people live. Broadly speaking, “informality” when it comes […]

#EvictionsWatch

From Icon to Dust: 100 Years Since the Destruction of Downtown Rio de Janeiro’s Morro do Castelo

By Antônio Bispo, Arthur Peluso, Barbara Gigante, Flávio Moraes, Mayara Tosta, Wladimir Valladares • Translation by Staff • February 12, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On the centenary of the demolition of Morro do Castelo, we recover the memory of this extraordinary and often forgotten geography essential to the history of Rio de Janeiro. Equipped with […]

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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

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, “Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing […]

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In May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. This news site, RioOnWatch.org, grew into a much-needed and unique reference featuring favela perspectives on the urban transformation of Rio. With diverse and deeply interlinked articles by a mix of community reporters, resident opinions, solidarity reporters, international observers, and academic researchers, we work to engender a more accurate picture of favelas, their contributions to the city, and the potential of favela-led community development in Rio and around the world.

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