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Six Coronavirus Realities in the Favelas: From Lack of Information to Lack of Water #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Abigail Cramer, Sharonya Vadakattu • March 20, 2020

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. This is the second article in what […]

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Police Kill 6 Youth in a Week: Favelas Respond to Rio Governor Blaming ‘Human Rights’ #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Edmund Ruge, Thainã de Medeiros • August 23, 2019

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. It is also the […]

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Community Media Profile: Rocinha’s FavelaDaRocinha.com

By Stefanie Bessler • May 30, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Check out the complete series of community media profiles here. For over ten years, community news site FavelaDaRocinha.com has been an important source of local reporting on favela culture, events, and innovative social projects […]

Baixada no Twitter. Photo by Igor de Freitas Lima
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The Baixada Fluminense on Twitter: An Analysis of News and Perceptions

By Fábio Silva • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • January 16, 2018

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Fábio Silva published by data_labe click here. How do you refer to the place where you live? How do you perceive your space and […]

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Favelas’ Love Affair With Social Media: 2015 Roundup and Predictions for 2016

By Ruth Faulkner • January 25, 2016

Clique aqui para Português When foreign journalists visit Rio de Janeiro wishing to report on favela community news, they quickly come to find themselves relying on social media. Many are surprised at how Brazil in general and favela […]

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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