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Social project in Rio favela complex succeeds in reducing Covid deaths by 61% in a year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Conexão Saúde is considered a successful model of how the pandemic could have been controlled.
Through mass testing, teleconsultation, food...
Opinion: “Law enforcement” in Rio’s favelas is largely non-existent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Many people (including this writer) are shocked (but not surprised) by the Rio de Janeiro police killing 27...
Jair Bolsonaro congratulates police on controversial operation leaving 28 dead in Rio favela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Brazil, ultra-conservative Jair Bolsonaro, on Sunday, May 9, congratulated the police for their questionable operation last...
36% of Brazil’s favela residents suffer from anxiety – research study
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Covid-19 pandemic has further compounded a problem that affects many Brazilians: anxiety. Research conducted by the NGO Gerando...
Death toll rises to 29 in controversial police operation in Rio de Janeiro favela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The death toll in the police operation that took place on Thursday in a favela in Rio de Janeiro...
Brazil’s favelas struggle to count their dead as coronavirus rages
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Before they can even start the grim task of tallying coronavirus deaths in Brazil’s favelas, Ana Paula Sales and...
How a favela investor made his first million and became a guide for other favela residents
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At 26 years old, Murilo Duarte, known on social networks as Favelado Investidor (Slumdog Investor), has conquered his first...
Brazil´s 10 Largest Favelas Join to Open “Favela Bank” Offering Micro Loans, Debit Cards
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in Brazil's favelas, but the country's 10 biggest...
Artists, Urbanists Ask How to Support Favela Culture at City, Favela and Heritage Forum
By Mariana Gomes, in partnership with RioOnWatch.org
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro’s wealth of artistic talent includes many under-represented voices from favelas, whose...
Massive Police Operations in Rio’s Maré and Mangueira Favelas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio recorded two major police operations on Tuesday morning, October 27th. In the largest of them,...
Paraisópolis: How a São Paulo Favela Has Been Combatting the Virus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Isabel Brito, a 58-year-old widow, is used to taking care of others. For years she took care of her...
Privatization of Rio Water Utility Raises Concerns About Access for Favelas
By Emily Zislis, in partnership with RioOnWatch
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The beginning of this contracting process has prompted fierce debate about whether a...
Bloodshed Eases in Brazilian Favelas After Supreme Court Ban on Police Raids
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Andre Dread was on his rounds handing out food parcels to poor families in City...
Leaders from Rio’s Favelas Stress Need for New Socio-economic Paradigms Amid Pandemic
By Thábara Garcia in partnership with RioOnWatch
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several leaders and organizers from the city’s favelas and urban peripheries, who for...