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  • [ March 26, 2023 ] SOS! Residents of ‘Trendy’ Vidigal Favela Once Again Threatened with Forced Evictions: Environmental Racism and State Neglect in the Face of Extreme Weather Events [IMAGES] #EvictionsWatch
  • [ March 25, 2023 ] Five Years After Her Political Femicide, Rio de Janeiro Has Failed to Implement Any of the Legislation Introduced by Marielle Franco #MarielleLegacy
  • [ March 13, 2023 ] ‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES] *Highlight
  • [ March 12, 2023 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Global Climate Strike Manifesto in English: A Call for Action from the City on Climate Change—Climate Disasters Have an Address and a Color Civil Society
  • [ March 8, 2023 ] Love Is Politics and Technology in the Fight Against Climate Change *Highlight
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First Sustainable Favela Network Exchange of 2019 Visits RevoluSolar and Favela Orgânica in Babilônia

By Ben Bildsten, Carolina Medina Zárate, Daiana Contini • May 8, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm)* designed to build and reinforce solidarity networks, bring visibility and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based […]

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Favela CLT Workshops, Part 3: Presentation to Public Authorities and Final Reflections

By Tyler Strobl • December 29, 2018

Clique aqui para Português  In Rio de Janeiro, from August 23 to 27, 2018, Catalytic Communities* (CatComm) organized a series of workshops on Community Land Trusts (CLTs), together with a special delegation from the Caño Martín Peña CLT based in San […]

by International Observers

POUSOs: Urbanistic and Social Orientation Posts in Rio’s Favelas from 1996 to 2008

By Caitlin Dixon • April 27, 2014

Clique aqui para Português POUSOs, or Urbanistic and Social Orientation Posts (Posto de Orientação Urbanística e Social) were conceived in 1996 by the Municipal Housing Secretariat (SMH) to provide on-site technical support to ensure safety and introduce […]

  • In Rio de Janeiro’s Extreme West Zone, the Pioneering Politics of Inclusion, Struggle, and Resistance That Is Uniting Social Service Institutions with Afro-Brazilian Religious Leaders [IMAGES]
    By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Felix Foot • February 27, 2023
  • ‘Let’s Walk Together’: Brazilian Minister of Racial Equality Anielle Franco’s Inauguration Speech in Full
    By Anielle Franco • Translation by Kay Alvito • January 27, 2023
  • 2022 Best and Worst International Reporting on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas [EDITORIAL]
    By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Staff • January 16, 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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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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