Sana Khan – RioOnWatch

Banning of the Acari Fair, Intangible Heritage of Rio de Janeiro Sung About in World-Famous Brazilian Songs, Harms Vendors, Favela Residents and Exposes the City’s ‘Moral Hygiene’ Policies

By Felipe Migliani • Translation by Sana Khan • March 19, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The traditional Acari Fair, which for five decades brightened Sunday mornings around the Acari/Fazenda Botafogo metro station, was abruptly closed on January 22 by Mayor Eduardo Paes, who shared on his […]

Exhibition ‘IGNITE: Where You Seek Action, I Am Spirit’ in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone Addresses Creative Liberty of Black, Favela, and Peripheral Artists

By Felipe Migliani • Translation by Sana Khan • November 13, 2023

Clique aqui para Português From September 23 to October 28, 2023, the exhibition IGNITE: Where You Seek Action, I am Spirit was held in Vila da Penha, a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, […]

The Sun Shines in Duque de Caxias: Solar Panels Launched by Women’s Association and Sustainable Favela Network in Dique da Vila Alzira

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Sana Khan • September 23, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, September 17, the community-based Association of Women With Attitude and Social Commitment (AMAC) celebrated the launch of the first photovoltaic system in the favelas of Duque de Caxias, a […]

Video Press Release: Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Grassroots Women’s Group Invites Press and Allies to Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Sana Khan • September 10, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Press conference and launch event, on September 17, will bring together residents and allies responsible for the project. Click here to register. Watch and share the above video with English […]