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Grassroots Movements Across the State of Rio Held 300 Pro-Democracy Rallies This Month, Show #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • October 21, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on the 2026 Brazilian elections, focusing on the perspectives of Greater Rio’s favelas. It is also part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives […]

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Could It Be the End of Abandonment? Residents Join Hands to Revitalize ‘A Little Piece of Heaven’, in Turano Favela [IMAGES]

By Carla Regina • Translation by Nina Lebelbaum • November 8, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Concerned by the neglect facing Pedacinho do Céu, or “Little Piece of Heaven”, as the area atop the Rio de Janeiro favela Morro do Turano is known, current and former residents […]

'Collect Maré' Project of Jorge Amado Popular Library promotes environmental awareness through reading, graffiti, and poetry in front of Herbet Viana Cultural Space, in Complexo da Maré. Photo: Gabriel Loiola
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Leaders at Ten Cultural Spaces, Art Centers, and Museums in Rio Create Climate Projects Using Culture, Art, and Sustainability

By Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Ezra Spira-Cohen • September 21, 2023

Clique aqui para Português “Creating awareness is a continuous process that we must incorporate into our daily lives. In this way, beginning with a big push, we are going to think about socio-environmental rights based […]

*Highlight

Kites in the Air: A Dive into the Morro de Turano Kite Festival

By Carla Regina • Translation by Martin Garland • May 31, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Have you ever seen and appreciated kites flying in the sky, floating in the air like birds? This is a common sight in the sky above Rio de Janeiro, with kites […]

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In the Tops of Rio’s Vertical Favelas, Climate Change Transforms the Landscape, the Neighborhood and Lives of Residents

By Carla Regina • Translation by Ethan Kaimana • August 31, 2022

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on climate impacts and affirmative action in […]

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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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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