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Broken Connection Part 2: Polygons of Disconnection

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a four-part [...]

February 1, 2018

Electricity Meters Cause Controversy in Rio’s Favelas

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Bruno Carvalho [...]

March 21, 2016

Favelados 2.0: The Importance of Maker Culture in Favelas

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Debora Pio in [...]

February 16, 2016

Digital Media Stimulates Prominence of Local Perspectives in Favela Narratives

Clique aqui para Português This post is the first of four RioOnWatch [...]

October 16, 2015

Gatos and abandoned phone company wires

The Owners of Electricity in Rocinha

For the original in Portuguese by Zé Luis S. Lima, published in Viva [...]

March 30, 2015