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Brazil Elections 2026: Favela Communicators Fight Misinformation and Digital Vulnerability

By Felipe Migliani • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • February 20, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article begins a series on the 2026 Brazilian elections, focusing on the perspectives of Greater Rio’s favelas. Misinformation is a silent epidemic—yet its consequences are immediate and tangible. In Brazilian […]

In Serrinha Favela, Kids Make Things Happen! Community Project ‘Mulecada Que Agita’ Continues the Legacy of Generations of Sambistas and Jongueiros [INTERVIEW]

By Rhuan Gonçalves • Translation by Staff • February 11, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This 2026 Rio de Janeiro carnival, RioOnWatch paid a visit to the traditional, century-old Serrinha favela to get to know the Mulecada Que Agita project by interviewing its founders and members. […]

Solidarity Kitchen and Social Impact School ‘Sweet Memories by Claudia Queiroga’ Feeds Body and Soul in Greater Rio [PROFILE]

By Amanda Baroni Lopes, Pauline Okyere • Translation by Juliet Hussell • February 9, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Sweet Memories by Claudia Queiroga (Doces Lembranças por Claudia Queiroga) Contact: Instagram | LinkedIn […]

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‘It’s the Place of Resistance of Our Existence’: Duque de Caxias’ Culture Manor is a Hub for Art, Education and Leisure

By Fabio Leon • Translation by Marina Devine Guzmán • January 29, 2026

Clique aqui para Português Rap battles, DJ-led workshops, rock concerts, festas juninas (traditional June Festivals), Halloween parties, English classes and political meetings to decide the city’s future. In recent years, a bit of everything has […]

COP30 Civil Society Rundown: Thousands of Communities and Social Movements, Representing Favelas, Indigenous, Quilombola and Other Marginalized Groups Fill Belém During COP30 [IMAGES]

By RioOnWatch Editorial • Translation by Staff • January 8, 2026

Clique aqui para Português This photo-essay is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the […]