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Artists, Urbanists Ask How to Support Favela Culture at City, Favela and Heritage Forum
By Mariana Gomes, in partnership with RioOnWatch.org
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro’s wealth of artistic talent includes many under-represented voices from favelas, whose...
Rio’s Urban Peripheries Literary Festival Celebrates Brazilian Black Feminist Pioneers
By Pilar Boyero in partnership with RioOnWatch.org
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio's Urban Peripheries Literary Festival (FLUP), which has taken place since 2012 across...
‘Giro 2020’ Project Prepares Underrepresented Political Candidates for Rio Elections
by Natalia Galicza in partnership with RioOnWatch
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As election season rolls through Rio de Janeiro, residents have signaled that more is...
Privatization of Rio Water Utility Raises Concerns About Access for Favelas
By Emily Zislis, in partnership with RioOnWatch
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The beginning of this contracting process has prompted fierce debate about whether a...
Leaders from Rio’s Favelas Stress Need for New Socio-economic Paradigms Amid Pandemic
By Thábara Garcia in partnership with RioOnWatch
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several leaders and organizers from the city’s favelas and urban peripheries, who for...
Brazil Supreme Court Considers Landmark Case on Police Operations in Rio’s Favelas
By Cormac Whitney-Low In partnership with RioOnWatch
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL - As the new coronavirus has swept Brazil, residents of Rio de Janeiro's favelas...
Between the Virus, Hunger, and Bullets: The Daily Chess Game Against Covid-19 in Favelas
By Tatiana Lima, translated by Carolyn Oliveira
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On June 15, the state of Rio de Janeiro exceeded 80,000 confirmed Covid-19...
As Rio Becomes Covid-19 Epicenter, Police Violence Soars to New High
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the state of Rio de Janeiro climbs its way to becoming Brazil’s Covid-19 epicenter, favela residents find themselves...
Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Rio’s Longstanding Water and Sanitation Issues
By Sophie-Anne Monplaisir
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Long-neglected water and sewerage issues in Brazil’s favelas have gained new attention amid the global Covid-19 crisis....
How Favela Residents and Organizations Are Acting and Demanding Action Ahead of Covid-19
By Luisa Fenizola
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Brazil, the coronavirus pandemic is expected to disproportionately affect favela communities. The State must never be...
From Rolês to Blocos: Touring Carnaval in Rio’s First Favela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With almost two million tourists expected to arrive in Rio de Janeiro this year for Carnaval, crowds of visitors...
Looking for a Favela Tour? Skip the Jeeps — Find an Activist
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carnaval 2020 is fast approaching, and if you’re one of the 1.9 million visitors flooding into Rio de Janeiro...
Just Another Morning in the Vidigal Favela With Wild Firefights
By Henry Montalto
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Another busy morning in the Vidigal favela in Rio de Janeiro, with wild police firefights. Families and...
The “Stop Killing Us” Protest in Rio is the Start of Something New
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This past Sunday, May 26th, was a day of protest in Brazil. Dominating the headlines were discussions of the...