External Resources

FREQUENTLY UPDATED NEWS & OPINION FROM RIO IN ENGLISH:

  • RioOnWatch and RioOnWatchTV – favela community voices & perspectives in the lead-up to the 2016 Games [EN]
  • RioReal – by journalist Julia Michaels tracking security & other policy changes in Pre-Olympic Rio [EN]
  • Rio Times – English-language general newspaper [EN]

COMMUNITY PAGES ON FACEBOOK:

*For more relevant Facebook pages, check out “Liked by This Page” on the left-hand column of the RioOnWatch Facebook page.

COMMUNITY VOICES ON TWITTER:

COMMUNITY-MANAGED BLOGS & SITES:

CITIZEN, NGO & ALTERNATIVE MEDIA PERSPECTIVES:

DATA:

MAPS:

  • WikiMapia shows locations of most favelas in Rio (use search box in top right hand corner)
  • Official City Maps – From Municipal IPP (City Planning Institute) – use search function for favelas (on “Procurar Referências” up top click ‘favela’ and type the name of the community under ‘selecionar por atributo,’ adding “Ortofoto” for an aerial photograph).

LAWS:

OFFICIAL PERSPECTIVES:

ACADEMIC SOURCES:

INACTIVE / ARCHIVED SITES: