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  • [ May 30, 2023 ] Police Brutality Marks Forced Eviction of Homes and Businesses in Rato Molhado Favela in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone #EvictionsWatch
  • [ May 29, 2023 ] 27th Favela University Forum Meeting in Manguinhos Debates Health Promotion and Knowledge Production by Young Favela Researchers by Community Contributors
  • [ May 26, 2023 ] Rio de Janeiro City Council Launches First Ever Special Commission to Combat Racism *Highlight
  • [ May 13, 2023 ] ‘Rio, Negro’ Documentary Presents the Critical Role of Afro-Brazilian Historical Figures and Little Africa in Building Brazil [FILM REVIEW] *Highlight
  • [ May 3, 2023 ] Long-Due Coronation of Maria Conga in Magé: Organizers Respond to Vandalism of Bust of ‘Brazilian Harriet Tubman’ *Highlight
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Mutirão 50: A 1980s Model in Mutual Aid, Self-Management, Micro-Urbanism and Collective Land Ownership in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil

By Yves Cabannes and Beatriz Terra • Translation by Fred Hanson • April 13, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This article is based on a conversation with Yves Cabannes, Professor Emeritus at University College London (UCL), advisor to the Mutirão 50 Project, which began in the late 1980s in Fortaleza, […]

#ParticipationWatch

A Bleak Territory: Black Women Candidates from the Urban Periphery in the Baixada Fluminense [VIDEO]

By Fabio Leon • February 1, 2023

 Clique aqui para Português In this Portuguese-language mini-documentary, three Black women from Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense speak about their experiences of running for office and how the region is, as the video’s name […]

#MediaWatch

Permissiveness for the Self-Described ‘Patriots.’ Bullets for the Favelas. What #VoicesFromSocialMedia Say About the Brasília Attacks

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Staff • January 15, 2023

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.  Criminal attacks against the federal government […]

#ParticipationWatch

Representation Matters: Victories and Contradictions in Lula’s Transition of Brazil’s New Government Ministries

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • December 29, 2022

Clique aqui para Português Behind the scenes, Lula’s transition cabinet was charged with including greater numbers of underrepresented groups in federal ministries. Participating in the transition were indigenous intellectuals, quilombolas, Afro-Brazilian men and women, residents […]

Demonstrators take to the streets to defend Lula's legacy in the favelas. Photo: Bárbara Dias/RioOnWatch
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March in Rio de Janeiro’s Largest Favela, Rocinha, Prefaced Highest Vote Share for Lula in the City [PHOTO-ESSAY]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • November 10, 2022

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday afternoon, October 29, a few hours before the 2022 runoff presidential election, as then-candidate Lula marched along Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, […]

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  • Rio de Janeiro City Council Launches First Ever Special Commission to Combat Racism
    By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Cristina Fornara • May 26, 2023
  • Promotional photo from the documentary, “Rio, Negro”
    ‘Rio, Negro’ Documentary Presents the Critical Role of Afro-Brazilian Historical Figures and Little Africa in Building Brazil [FILM REVIEW]
    By Cleyton Santanna • Translation by Angus Beazley • May 13, 2023
  • Long-Due Coronation of Maria Conga in Magé: Organizers Respond to Vandalism of Bust of ‘Brazilian Harriet Tubman’
    By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Felix Foot • May 3, 2023

  • 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

RioOnWatch’s anti-racist reporting series won silver in the 2022 inaugural The Anthem Awards, in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category among Best Local Awareness Programs.
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