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 […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It is also part of a series […]
Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro’s 2026 Carnival, RioOnWatch highlights the only two “rainhas de bateria,” rhythm section queens, who hail from the favelas where their samba schools are located. Leading the rhythm […]
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. […]
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 […]