Aldeia Maracanã Urban Indigenous Community Reclaims Olympic Parking
Clique aqui para Português An intimate group sits on two wooden benches in a parking lot. In some spots the asphalt has been removed and there are a number of indigenous [...]
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Interview With a Former Public Defender: Rio Attorney Alexandre Mendes Launches Book on Favela Removals [INTERVIEW]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Eduardo Sá in Portuguese published by Fazendo Media click here. Various studies and specialists have declared [...]
“Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years” Report Launched
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the [...]
Prostitution Policy Watch Looks at Olympics Impact on Rio’s Sex Industry
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s Prostitution Policy Watch has released their preliminary report looking at the Rio 2016 Olympics’ effect on the city’s [...]
The Importance and Challenges of Putting Favelas on the Map
Clique aqui para Português Mapping Rio de Janeiro’s favelas can be a contentious political and social issue, and the debate has only amplified in the last few years, [...]