Landless Workers Movement Celebrates Black Awareness Day on Leblon Beach [VIDEO]
Hundreds of people from the Landless Workers Movement (MTST) celebrated Black Awareness Day in the very wealthy neighborhood of Leblon. Along with celebrating [...]
Inequality
“Pure Island”: Exclusivity, Isolation & Elitism at Rio’s “Sustainable” Future Olympic Village
This post is RioOnWatch’s third and final contribution to Blog Action Day 2014 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Inequality. Check [...]
Gated Communities and Gating Communities: The Future of Urban Development in Rio?
This post is the first of three RioOnWatch contributions to Blog Action Day 2014 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Inequality. Check out our [...]
Brazil’s Rolezinhos: Shopping Malls as Instruments of Geographic Inclusion
This post is the second of three RioOnWatch contributions to Blog Action Day 2014 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Inequality. Check [...]
Report Launch: The Right to Communication & Racial Justice
On Thursday August 28, the Favela Observatory hosted a seminar in Complexo da Maré to launch the official publication of the Right to Communication & Racial [...]