Lucas Novello holds a degree in Journalism from Estácio de Sá University. A photographer and filmmaker, he was raised in the Morro da Babilônia favela and is a member of the Fotoguerrilha Collective, where he focuses on grassroots communication and photojournalism, covering demonstrations, cultural occupations, social movements, and housing struggles. In 2022, he served as director of photography and editor of the mini-doc “ON: Uberization – What You Don’t See,” directed by Vinícius Ribeiro. Additionally, he works as a freelance filmmaker.

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Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch‘s series on Memories of Favela Power, which documents and celebrates the history of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas through narratives and reports from residents’ collective memory, in […]