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Latest News from Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

September 8–23, 2018
Volume IX Issue 28
Upcoming Elections: Signs of Change
Countdown to Brazil’s 2018 Elections
By Luisa Fenizola, CatComm public policy analyst
PART 5 New Electoral Rules
PART 6 Growth and Diversity of Favela Candidates
A GLIMMER OF HOPE Building on the legacy of Marielle Franco, a new wave of local candidates is fighting to transform the country’s democracy - Bryan McCann, Dissent
Fighting for the Right to Stay
NOT EVERYONE HAS A PRICE: How the Small Favela of
Vila Autódromo’s Fight Opened a Path to Olympic Resistance
FULL CHAPTER NOW AVAILABLE:
By Theresa Williamson, RioOnWatch editor-in-chief and CatComm executive director
IMAGES Following Recent Eviction Threats, Araçatiba Unites and Pushes Forward - Tyler Strobl, RioOnWatch evictions reporter
Incredible Solutions From and By Favelas
SUSTAINABLE FAVELA NETWORK The Kennedy Brothers Community Center [PROFILE] - Jessica Depies, RioOnWatch sustainability collaborator
FAVELA WOMEN Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, Training: 1 Year of Enegras Supporting Black Favela Women - Bia Carvalho, RioOnWatch community reporter
ART AS TRANSFORMATION ‘Favelando’ Exhibition Inverts Favelas’ Place in Art, Highlights Power of Art as Transformative Tool - Joshua Manson, RioOnWatch
REFLECTION Let’s Talk About Favela Epistemology! - Carla Souza, RioOnWatch community reporter
EXPOSING RACISM Play by Kelson Succi ‘Careful with Neguin’ a Success at Casa Rio - Sabrina Magalhães, RioOnWatch events reporter
SAMBA QUE ELAS QUEREM Women Move From Samba’s Sidelines to the Center of the Circle - Shannon Sims, The New York Times
SPORTS AND SEWAGE These Surfers Are Helping Future Generations in Brazil's Largest Favela - Lauren O'Brien, National Geographic
6 Months Without Marielle
PERSONAL ACCOUNT My Daughter Was a Rising Politician in Brazil. Six Months After Her Murder, Why Are Her Killers Still Free? - Marinete da Silva, TIME
WHO KILLED MARIELLE FRANCO? Six months later, no answers - Euan Marshall, The Brazilian Report
Government Neglect and Public Safety
NEGLIGENCE Rio's National Museum Fire Was Not Just an Accident - Tarcyla Fidalgo, CityLab. Published in Portuguese on RioOnWatch.
APPS Getting home in Rio: How Brazilians rely on crowdsourcing to avoid gun battles on the streets - Stephanie Nolen, The Globe and Mail

SPIKE Deaths Related to Military Intervention in Rio de Janeiro Increase 150 Percent in August - TeleSUR
FACILITATING DIALOGUE The artist trying to change Rio's violent police force from within - Sarah Johnson, The Guardian
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