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Latest News from Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

August 11–31, 2018
Volume IX Issue 26
Vila Autódromo's Resistance
NOT EVERYONE HAS A PRICE: How the Small Favela of
Vila Autódromo’s Fight Opened a Path to Olympic Resistance
By Theresa Williamson, RioOnWatch editor-in-chief and CatComm executive director
PART 1 (Re)Introducing Favelas
PART 2 Introducing Vila Autódromo
PART 3 Vila Autódromo’s Rise as a Symbol of Olympic Resistance [VIDEO]
PART 4 Intimidation and the Critical Turning Point [VIDEO]
(Parts 5-6 will be published in upcoming days)
LEGACY Two Years After Rio Olympics, Vila Autódromo Celebrates ‘Glorious Victory,’ Looks Toward the Future - Adam Talbot, RioOnWatch collaborator
Challenging Recurring Narratives About Favelas
ANALYSIS Breaking Down the Discourse of Informality: Are Favelas Really ‘Informal’ Settlements? - Priscilla Mayrink, RioOnWatch architecture collaborator
BOOK REVIEW ‘Slums: The History of a Global Injustice’ - Meg Healy, RioOnWatch
INTERVIEW City of God’s Jota Marques: Fighting Stigma with Critical Thought and Communication - Edmund Ruge, RioOnWatch intercultural reporter
PARADIGM OF POTENCY ‘Master of the Peripheries’ Award Recognizes Marielle, Conceição Evaristo, Nêgo Bispo, Ailton Krenak - Edmund Ruge, RioOnWatch
REPRESENTATION ‘The Favela Shouts’: Echoing Marielle’s Voice in Maré - Jack Morris, RioOnWatch event reporter
Land Tenure Security
AFFORDABLE HOUSING The Diversity and Global Applicability of the Community Land Trust Model, from Boston to Kenya - Vicki Fanibi, RioOnWatch
PUBLIC DEBATE Parliamentary Front Against Evictions: Threatened Favelas Criticize City’s Actions - Sophy Chan, RioOnWatch Olympic Counterlegacies collaborator
Collective Health: ABRASCÃO in Manguinhos
PART 1 A Major Conference on Collective Health [INTERVIEW] - Edilano Cavalcante, Fala Manguinhos!  for RioOnWatch
PART 2 The Favela Occupies Academic Spaces [INTERVIEW] - Edilano Cavalcante, Fala Manguinhos!  for RioOnWatch
Police Operations and Vulnerability
'FOR THE ENGLISH TO SEE' Brazil military intervention in Rio de Janeiro a 'publicity stunt' - Philipp Lichterbeck, DW

MARÉ, ALEMÃO, PENHA 14 Killed by Rio Military Police Operations - TeleSUR

CIVILIAN AND POLICE DEATHS More military police security operations in Rio’s favelas result in officer deaths - Sophie Foggin, Brazil Reports
JUVENILE COURT Rio's poorest teens caught between traffickers and the law - Channel NewsAsia

COMMUNITY REPORTERS DENOUNCE Children caught in the crossfire - Ade Adepitan and Alan Lima, SBS
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