Media Mentions

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Media Mentions 2024

  1. Revista de Cinema – August 20, 2024 Festival Filmambiente exibe 58 filmes, com seis estreias mundiais by Vincent Lapize [Brazil-PT]
  2. The Take – August 10, 2024 Another Take: The Olympic host city hangover [podcast] [USA-EN]
  3. MAST – August 8, 2024 MAST Colloquia – “Memórias Climáticas em Museus de Favela do Rio de Janeiro” [VIDEO] [Brazil-PT]
  4. POLITICO Europe – July 18, 2024 Making the Olympics cheap again by Ali Walker [Belgium-EN]
  5. IIED — July 8, 2024: Community-led housing: how to deliver housing for people and the planet by Paula Sevilla Nunez [UK-EN]
  6. Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) — July 4, 2024: Workshop Internacional de Perdas Não-Técnicas by Kayo Moura [Vídeo] [Brazil-PT]
  7. Brasil de Fato — July 1, 2024: Plano Diretor do Rio de Janeiro: lógica do mercado ou direito à moradia? by Adauto LCardoso, Samuel Jaenisch, Luciana Ximenes, Ivan Zanatta, Thais Velasco and Lucas Faulhaber [Brazil-PT]
  8. The Good Life Italia — July-August, 2024: The Eternal Wonder of Rio de Janeiro by Federica Presutto [Italy-IT]
  9. OAB-RJ [Rio de Janeiro Bar Association] — June 28, 2024: Plano Diretor: OABRJ aborda a regulamentação do desenvolvimento urbano e da política ambiental da cidade do Rio by Biah Santiago [Brazil-PT]
  10. Local Futures — June 21, 2024: The Power of Local [documentary] [UK-EN]
  11. Instituto Clima e Sociedade — June 13, 2024: Rede Favela Sustentável apresenta soluções no Congresso Nacional [Brazil-PT]
  12. Observatório das Metrópoles — May 30, 2024: Terceiro “RMRJ em Debate” aborda moradia e política habitacional [Brazil-PT]
  13. Câmara dos Deputados — May 29, 2024: Transição energética justa: papel social da energia solar – Minas e Energia [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  14. Cenário Energia — May 29, 2024: Estudo da Rede Favela Sustentável Revela Perfil de Consumo e Desafios Energéticos em Comunidades do Rio de Janeiro [Brazil-PT]
  15. ANEEL — May 28, 2024: Rede Favela Sustentável apresenta estudo sobre eficiência energética nas comunidades durante reunião na ANEEL [Brazil-PT]
  16. PV Magazine — May 27, 2024: Comitiva da Rede Favela Sustentável do Rio de Janeiro leva agenda de transição energética justa para Brasília by Lívia Neves [Brazil-PT]
  17. Instituto Internacional Arayara — May 27, 2024: Mobilizadores de Favelas do Rio levam Justiça Energética ao Congresso na Semana Mundial da Energia [Brazil-PT]
  18. PerifaConnection — May 26, 2024: Justiça energética nas favelas by Priscila Silva [Brazil-PT]
  19. Meia Hora — May 26, 2024: Justiça energética nas favelas by Priscila Silva [Brazil-PT]
  20. Congresso em Foco — May 25, 2024: Rede de favelas faz ofensiva contra a injustiça energética by Aline Araujo [Brazil-PT]
  21. Federação Nacional dos Arquitetos e Urbanistas — May 22, 2024: Rede Favela Sustentável participa da Semana Mundial da Energia em Brasília [Also: Sindicato dos Arquitetos do DF] [Brazil-PT]
  22. Globo News — May 21, 2024: Roberto D’Ávila Interviews Theresa Williamson [TV] por Roberto D’Ávila [Brazil-PT]
  23. Brasil de Fato — May 21, 2024: Regularização fundiária em cheque: o que está por trás dos discursos e políticas de titulação? by Tarcyla Fidalgo and Felipe Litsek [Brazil-PT]
  24. Guia da Programação da 22ª Semana Nacional de Museus — May 13, 2024: EXPOSIÇÃO – Memórias Climáticas das Favelas no MUF [Brazil-PT]
  25. WebSummit Rio — April 18, 2024: How should cities of the future look? Panel with CatComm and TETO [YouTube] [Brazil-EN]
  26. Museu das Favelas — April 3, 2024: Tá, mas por que um Museu das Favelas? by Simas [Instagram video] [Brazil-PT]
  27. Cidade Vivida — April 1, 2024: Cidade de Fato: EP#96 – Termo Territorial Coletivo e a Regularização Fundiária [podcast] by Simas [Brazil-PT]
  28. Brasil de Fato — March 21, 2024: Participação social e gestão urbana do Rio de Janeiro: entraves e caminhos para superá-los by Humberto Meza, Taísa Sanches, Erick Omena and Filipe Souza Corrêa [Brazil-PT]
  29. CGTN — March 20, 2024: A women-led solar energy project in Brazil by Lucrecia Franco [TV] [Also: YouTube] [China-EN]
  30. Teoria e Debate — February 26, 2024: Políticas municipais para produção de moradias: estratégias, pautas e instrumentos by Ricardo de Gouvêa Corrêa [Brazil-PT]
  31. Swarthmore Bulletin — February 20, 2024: Connecting Communities by Tomas Weber [USA-EN]
  32. The Brazilian Report — February 8, 2024: The Brazilian Report listed among ‘Best International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas’ 2023 [Brazil-EN]
  33. Revista Port — February 1, 2024: Cenário Social do Rio de Janeiro: como iniciativas comunitárias estão moldando a cidade by Rumen Abreu [Brazil-PT]
  34. Caos Planejado — January 29, 2024: O novo Plano Diretor do Rio de Janeiro: um olhar crítico by Rogerio Goldfeld Cardeman [Brazil-PT]
  35. Associated Press — January 23, 2024: 16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls ‘subnormal.’ It’s finally changing the name by David Biller and Diane Jeantet [USA-EN]
  36. Social Science Computer Review — January 23, 2024: The Impact of Inequalities on Data Policies: Favelas Unified Dashboard Case Study by Elisa Campos [EN]
  37. Correio da Manhã — January 19, 2024: Eduardo Paes sanciona Plano Diretor com vetos [Brazil-PT]
  38. Brasil de Fato — January 18, 2024: Após dois anos de discussão, Plano Diretor do Rio de Janeiro é sancionado por Eduardo Paes by Mariana Pitasse [Brazil-PT]

Media Mentions 2023

  1. O Globo — December 12, 2023: Ocupação de encostas, adensamento, controle de favelas: saiba o que os vereadores definiram na revisão do Plano Diretor by Luiz Ernesto Magalhães [Brazil-PT]
  2. O Dia — December 12, 2023: Câmara do Rio aprova novo Plano Diretor [Brazil-PT]
  3. Diário do Rio — December 12, 2023: Após dois anos de discussão, Câmara do Rio aprova novo Plano Diretor da cidade by Patricia Lima [Brazil-PT]
  4. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro — December 12, 2023: Câmara do Rio aprova novo Plano Diretor em definitivo [Brazil-PT]
  5. Center for Community Land Trust Innovation — December 1, 2023: From Rio to London: A Gift by Razia Khanom [USA-EN]
  6. Voz das Comunidades — November 30, 2023: Estudo mostra que 17% dos moradores de favelas do Rio ficam sem água duas vezes por semana – Voz das Comunidades by Rafael Costa [Brazil-PT]
  7. CNN — November 29, 2023: Pesquisa mostra que 17% dos moradores de favelas no Rio ficam sem água duas vezes por semana by Rafaela Cascardo [Brazil-PT]
  8. Agência Lume — November 29, 2023: Moradoers e Rio das Pedras participam de audiência pública para discutir o direito à Água by Fernanda Calé [Brazil-PT]
  9. TV ALERJ — November 29, 2023: Resumo Comissões – Com. Direitos Humanos – Direito à Água [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  10. Next City — November 7, 2023: How Organizers In Rio’s Favelas Are Harnessing Solar Energy by Roshan Abraham [USA-EN]
  11. Maré de Notícias — October 26, 2023: Curso Gratuito para Lideranças Comunitárias – Maré de Notícias Online | Portal de notícias da Maré by Daniele Moura [Brazil-PT]
  12. Brasil de Fato — October 20, 2023: Nota técnica do grupo de pesquisa Terras e Lutas propõe emendas e evidencia conflitos em jogo na revisão do Plano Diretor do RJ by Grupo de Pesquisa e Extensão Terras e Lutas [Brazil-PT]
  13. Observatório das Metrópoles — October 12, 2023: III Seminário Nacional do Termo Territorial Coletivo – Edição especial dos 5 anos do Projeto TTC no Brasil [Brazil-PT]
  14. Progressive City — September 27, 2023: Climate Justice Viewed by Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network by Beatriz Carvalho [Brazil-PT]
  15. Meia Hora — September 24, 2023: Poder social que transforma [Brazil-PT]
  16. PerifaConnection — September 24, 2023: Poder social que transforma [Brazil-PT]
  17. Blog do Solarize — September 22, 2023: Uma emocionante inauguração de energia solar na ONG de mulheres AMAC, by Hans Rauschmayer [Brazil-PT]
  18. Rádio Antena 1 Rio — September 19, 2023: Lançamento Painéis Solares no Dique da Vila Alzira [Brazil-PT]
  19. O Dia — September 15, 2023: Energia solar chega na comunidade do Dique, em Caxias [Brazil-PT]
  20. Blog do Solarize — September 11, 2023: ONG de mulheres AMAC instala energia solar em Duque de Caxias, by Hans Rauschmayer [Brazil-PT]
  21. Band Rio / Bom Dia Favela — September 10, 2023: AMAC e Rede Favela Sustentável Inaugura Sistema Solar: Entrevista Completa na Band Rio [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  22. Lupa do Bem — September 10, 2023: Sede de associação que presta suporte a vítimas de violência doméstica ganha instalação de placas solares by Neuza Nascimento [Brazil-PT]
  23. ZBR (Zelosos por Buenas Renovables) — September 10, 2023: AMAC Installs Photovoltaic System to Promote Sustainable Energy in Favelas by Lorena Villavicencio Ayala [SP]
  24. ZBR (Zelosos por Buenas Renovables) — September 9, 2023: El curso de embajadores de energía solar en la favela impulsa la justicia energética y climática by Alsono Zamora [SP]
  25. Context, Thomson Reuters Foundation — August 30, 2023: Armed with data, slum dwellers demand better services by Adam Smith, Kim Harrisberg, Fabio Teixeira, also Reuters [USA-EN]
  26. ArchDaily Brasil – August 26, 2023 A produção de um novo modelo de HIS: o programa + Lapena Habitar e sua arquitetura by Thiago Soveral [Brazil-PT]
  27. Núcleo Piratininga de Comunicação — July 30, 2023: A Luta dos Camelôs no Rio de Janeiro: Meu Trabalho Informal Importa by Vinicius Ribeiro [Brazil-PT]
  28. O Dia — July 24, 2023: Plano Diretor: áreas mais pobres “terão prioridade” by Sidney Rezende [Brazil-PT]
  29. Globo Comunidade/G1 — July 2, 2023: Projeto usa o plantio em telhados para reduzir temperatura em casas de favelas do Rio [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  30. O Globo — June 29, 2023: Plano Diretor libera mais hospitais em Botafogo e prédios sem vagas by Luiz Ernesto Magalhães [Brazil-PT]
  31. G1 — June 28, 2023: Vereadores aprovam, em primeira discussão, propostas para novo Plano Diretor do Rio by Raoni Alves [Brazil-PT]
  32. Brasil de Fato — June 28, 2023: Novo Plano Diretor do Rio de Janeiro será votado em primeira discussão nesta quarta-feira (28) [Brazil-PT]
  33. Diário do Rio — June 28, 2023: Plano Diretor da cidade do Rio terá segunda votação em setembro by Patricia Lima [Brazil-PT]
  34. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro — June 28, 2023: Plano Diretor é aprovado em 1ª discussão e volta à pauta em agosto [Brazil-PT]
  35. Acessa.com — June 28, 2023: Rio começa a votar seu Plano Diretor; novos prédios na zona sul podem não ter garagem by Yuri Eiras [Brazil-PT]
  36. O Cidadão — June 22, 2023: Vila Autódromo sedia exposição de memórias das favelas by Carolina Vaz [Brazil-PT]
  37. Record — June 21, 2023: Pobreza Energética: Comunidades no Rio de Janeiro sofrem com a falta de energia elétrica by Pedro Paulo Filho [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  38. Colabora — June 14, 2023: Famílias negras são as mais atingidas por ineficiência energética nas favelas by Jaqueline Suarez [Brazil-PT]
  39. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro — June 12, 2023: Plano Diretor: sociedade civil discute novas alterações no texto do projeto [Brazil-PT]
  40. Extra — June 6, 2023: Paes ressuscita instrumento de regularização fundiária em novo Plano Diretor by Berenice Seara [Brazil-PT]
  41. Brasil de Fato — May 3, 2023: Famílias de favelas do Grande Rio pagam, em média, conta duas vezes maior do que poderiam by Eduardo Miranda [Brazil-PT]
  42. Folha de São Paulo — April 24, 2023: Entre a fome e o gato by Ana Cristina Rosa, also Geledés [Brazil-PT]
  43. TV Globo — April 24, 2023: Pobreza Energética: Pesquisa aponta que moradores de comunidades sofrem com picos de luz by Anita Prado and Francini Augusto [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  44. G1 — April 24, 2023: Eficiência energética nas favelas: 30% dos moradores de comunidades do Rio dizem ter tido prejuízo com oscilação na luz by Anita Prado and Francini Augusto, also Correio Carioca [Brazil-PT]
  45. Agência Brasil/Repórter Brasil/TV Brasil — April 20, 2023: Pobreza Energética: Famílias Desconhecem Tarifa Social by Eliane Benício [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  46. Meia Hora — April 20, 2023: Preconceito: nem todo morador de favela faz gato de luz by Luiz André Ferreira, also O Dia [Brazil-PT]
  47. Diário do Rio — April 20, 2023: Famílias pobres do Rio de Janeiro pagam conta de luz duas vezes maior do que poderiam pagar by Felipe Lucena [Brazil-PT]
  48. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro — April 12, 2023: Plano Diretor: Câmara aprofunda discussões de emendas sobre instrumentos da política urbana [Brazil-PT]
  49. Diário Carioca — April 12, 2023: Plano Diretor da cidade: organizações querem garantir recursos para habitação popular [Brazil-PT]
  50. FISENGE — April 10, 2023: Plano Diretor da cidade: organizações querem garantir recursos para habitação popular [Brazil-PT]
  51. The New York Times — April 9, 2023: Brazil’s Favelas Offer Lessons in Building Trust [Portuguese | Spanish] by Amy Maxmen [USA-EN]
  52. CLASP — April 7, 2023: Tackling Water and Energy Inequality in the Favelas of Rio by Katriana Dubytz [USA-EN]
  53. CLASP — April 7, 2023: Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas: Download Report by Maggie Mowrer and Katriana Dubytz [USA-EN]
  54. O Dia — April 6, 2023: Plano Diretor: comunidades cobram retorno proteção contra gentrificação by Aline Macedo [Brazil-PT]
  55. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro — April 5, 2023: Plano Diretor: emendas que alteram outorga onerosa são debatidas [Brazil-PT]
  56. O Dia — March 31, 2023: Mesquita debate justiça hídrica e energética em comunidades carentes [Brazil-PT]
  57. Prefeitura de Mesquita — March 28, 2023: Debate sobre justiça hídrica e energética nas favelas em Mesquita [Brazil-PT]
  58. WikiFavelas — March 18, 2023: Marielle Vive – Favelas na Reconstrução do País – Discussão sobre o Legado de Marielle Franco by Priscila Silva [Brazil-PT]
  59. Fala Roça — February 8, 2023: Emergências climáticas: Rocinha se reúne para debater ações na favela by Cleber Araujo [Brazil-PT]
  60. O Cidadão — February 4, 2023: Mudança climática vira tema de debate entre moradores by Ana Cristina da Silva and Carolina Vaz [Brazil-PT]
  61. Ângulos Revista do CREA — January 10, 2023: Relatório Justiça Hídrica e Energética nas Favelas [Brazil-PT]

Media Mentions 2022

  1. Destaque Regional— November 22, 2022: Jovem cientista de Cajamar participa da COP27 no Egito [Brazil-PT]
  2. Federação Nacional dos Arquitetos e Urbanistas — November 17, 2022: ComCat: a força da mobilização coletiva pelo planejamento urbano nas favelas [Brazil-PT]
  3. ICICT Fiocruz — October 31, 2022: Icict apoia de relatório sobre justiça hídrica e energética nas favelas [Brazil-PT]
  4. Federação Nacional dos Arquitetos e Urbanistas — October 28, 2022: Fab Social, Comunidades Catalisadoras e ArchDaily Brasil conquistam o Prêmio FNA 2022 [Brazil-PT]
  5. IX Oxbridge Conference on Brazilian Studies — October 25, 2022: Environment Panel: 4 [UK-EN]
  6. EPSJV Fiocruz — October 20, 2022: Justiça Hídrica e Energética nas Favelas: Relatório, produzido pelo Painel Unificador das Favelas e pela Rede Favela Sustentável, com apoio da Escola Politécnica, traz dados inéditos sobre água e luz nas favelas [Brazil-PT]
  7. Jornalistas Livres — October 15, 2022: Potências Comunitárias têm caminhada histórica com Lula no CPX Alemão por Jeferson Rodrigues e Tatiana Lima [Brazil-PT]
  8. Notícia Preta — September 24, 2022: “A falta de dados nas favelas reflete na ausência de políticas públicas”, diz morador do Complexo do Alemão sobre energia elétrica por Igor Rocha [Brazil-PT]
  9. CNN — September 23, 2022: Visão CNN: Pesquisa: Crise Hídrica e Energética Afeta Comunidades by Leandro Resende [Brazil-PT]
  10. Agência Brasil — September 23, 2022: Pesquisa em favelas do Rio aponta que 56% vivem em pobreza energética by Fabiana Sampaio [Brazil-PT]
  11. TV Globo/RJTV September 22, 2022 — Pesquisa em 15 comunidades mostra a dificuldade de acesso à água e luz [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  12. Rádio Roquette Pinto — September 20, 2022: Lançamento do Relatório Justiça Hídrica e Energética nas Favelas [Radio] [Brazil-PT]
  13. Voice of America — July 20, 2022: Poor Brazilian Neighborhood Builds Own Waste Treatment System by Caty Weaver [USA-EN]
  14. Associated Press — July 3, 2022: How a favela in Rio got its clean water back, for $42,300 by David Biller, also Voice of America [USA-EN]
  15. Click Petróleo e Gás — June 25, 2022: Favela do Rio de Janeiro implanta sistema próprio para tratamento de esgoto sustentável by Sabrina Moreira Paes [Brazil-PT]
  16. BBC Brasil — June 23, 2022: Como uma pequena favela no Rio de Janeiro construiu sua própria rede de esgoto by Giulia Granchi [UK-PT]
  17. Folha de São Paulo — June 20, 2022: Favelas criam projetos contra mudanças climáticas [Brazil-PT]
  18. Latin American Bureau — June 15, 2022: Building self-sufficient communities in Rio’s favelas by Rosie Thornton [USA-EN]
  19. O Globo: Bom Dia Rio! — June 13, 2022: Moradores do Alto da Boa Vista Criam Comunidade Sustentável [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  20. Radio France Internationale — June 10, 2022: Moradores do Alto da Boa Vista Criam Comunidade Sustentável by Pierre Le Duff [Radio] [France-FR]
  21. TVT — June 6, 2022: Comunidade do Rio cria solução sustentável para problema do esgoto [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  22. Extra — June 6, 2022: Favela do Rio desenvolve sistema próprio para tratar esgoto de forma sustentável by Felipe Grinberg [Brazil-PT]
  23. CGTN — June 5, 2022: A favela has the cleanest sewage in Rio de Janeiro by Lucrecia Franco [TV] [China-EN]
  24. CCTV — June 5, 2022: World Environment Day: A sustainable path for Brazil’s favelas by Ye Tang [TV] [China-CH]
  25. Rádio Roquette Pinto — June 5, 2022: Lançamento do biossistema e painel solar no Vale Encantado [Radio] [Brazil-PT]
  26. O Globo: Um Só Planeta — June 2, 2022: Favela do Rio desenvolve sistema próprio para tratar esgoto de forma sustentável by Felipe Grinberg [Brazil-PT]
  27. UOL: Ecoa Por Um Mundo Melhor — June 1, 2022: A favela dá a solução by Edu Carvalho [Brazil-PT]
  28. Le Monde Diplomatique – June 1, 2022: Financeirização: a ameaça do modelo fundiário brasileiro para os mais pobres by Tarcyla Fidalgo [France-PT]
  29. O Dia — May 24, 2022: O esgoto mais limpo do Rio vem de uma favela! by Luiz André Ferreira [Brazil-PT]
  30. Megafone Ativismo — May 12, 2022: O vencedor da categoria REPORTAGEM DE MÍDIA INDEPENDENTE [Brazil-PT]
  31. Lundimatin — May 10, 2022: Entretien Avec Une Anti-Olympique de Rio de Janeiro et de Los Angeles [France-FR]
  32. Jornal da PUC — May 10, 2022: Territórios vulneráveis by Gabriela Amaral [Brazil-PT]
  33. LabCidade — May 3, 2022: Pesquisadores propõem uma política de habitação social 2.0 by Paula Freire Santoro [Brazil-PT]
  34. ITDP — May 3, 2022: A Cor da Mobilidade: confira como foram as rodas de conversa [Brazil-PT]
  35. Porticus — April 29, 2022: Anthem Award for project on anti-racism in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas [The Netherlands-EN]
  36. Outras Palavras — April 20, 2022: No WikiFavelas, a potência da Comunicação Popular by Luisa Santiago [Brazil-PT]
  37. Maré de Notícias — April 18, 2022: Favelão: Jornalismo Comunitário à frente de seu tempo by Tatiana Lima [Brazil-PT]
  38. UOL: Ecoa Por Um Mundo Melhor — April 17, 2022: Plano Diretor, a trilogia: debates iniciais by Tainá de Paula [Brazil-PT]
  39. Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization — March 2022: New Sustainable Favela Network Map Makes Palpable The Sheer Diversity of Community Solutions from Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas by Beatriz Carvalho and Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  40. Shareable — February 23, 2022: The slums of Mumbai are a wellspring of innovation — and injustice by Jeffrey Andreoni [USA-EN]
  41. Dicionário de Favelas Marielle Franco — February 16, 2022: Cidade Integrada: um velho ano novo para o Jacarezinho by Julio Santos Filho [Brazil-PT]
  42. Outras Palavras — February 10, 2022: O WikiFavelas e a luta popular contra a covid by Victoria Henrique [Brazil-PT]
  43. Mídia Ninja — February 10, 22: 10 de fevereiro é dia de denunciar os impactos da covid-19 nas favelas e periferias by Mônica Francisco [Brazil-PT]
  44. Bem Mais Brasília — January 12, 2022: Community Land Trusts na América Latina: Diálogos entre Brasil e Porto Rico by Cláudia Lima [Brazil-PT]
  45. Brasil de Fato — January 6, 2022: Gestão comunitária da terra: conheça experiências nos EUA, Porto Rico e Brasil by Felipe Litsek and Tarcyla Fidalgo [Brazil-PT]
  46. Foreign Policy “The Long Game” Podcast Episode 3 — January 5, 2022: Sports Activism and the 2022 World Cup by Ibtihaj Muhammad and Ken Shulman [USA-EN]
  47. Blog do Solarize — January 5, 2022: Energia solar na Cooperativa Vale Encantado, by Hans Rauschmayer [Brazil-PT]

Media Mentions 2021

  1. Veja Rio — December 14, 2021: Sistema de geração de energia solar chega a mais uma favela do Rio by Luiza Maia [Brazil-PT]
  2. FutureArc — December 14, 2021: Brazil’s Favelas: A model for Green architecture and sustainable living by Ann Deslandes (translated to Portuguese) [Singapore-EN]
  3. Maré de Notícias — December 13, 2021: Projeto de geração de energia solar chega ao Vidigal by Aline Fornel and Tamyres Matos [Brazil-PT]
  4. LatAm Journalism Review — December 10, 2021: Jornais comunitários preenchem lacunas e lutam contra estereótipos by Leonardo Coelho [USA-PT]
  5. Saneamento Ambiental — December 8, 2021: Comunidade do Vidigal ganha sistema fotovoltaico [Brazil-PT]
  6. Revista Anamaco — December 8, 2021: Comunidade do Vidigal recebe instalação de energia solar e capacitação na área [Brazil-PT]
  7. Rudá Rodrigues — November 30, 2021: Boa Prática de Gestão Urbana – Termo Territorial Coletivo by José Rudá Rodrigues Lopes [Brazil-PT]
  8. LatAm Journalism Review — November 6, 2021: Community newspapers in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas fill information gaps, fight stereotypes to produce truly local journalism, by Leonardo Coelho [USA-EN]
  9. Minuto Câmara Rio — October 2021: Termo Territorial Coletivo [PODCAST] [Brazil-PT]
  10. UOL — October 10, 2021: Favelas do Rio lideraram casos de covid durante avanço da variante delta, by Igor Mello [Brazil-PT]
  11. Rio TV Câmara — September 29, 2021: Audiência Pública: Discussão sobre o Projeto do Termo Territorial Coletivo [Brazil-PT]
  12. Maré de Notícias — October 1, 2021: Prefeitura do Rio celebra restabelecimento do ‘passaporte da vacina’ by Tamyres Matos [Brazil-PT]
  13. Shareable — September 21, 2021: Rethinking the future of housing worldwide: favelas as a sustainable model, also Amazon Music, Cities@Tufts [USA-EN]
  14. Associated Press — September 19, 2021: Favela centennial shows Brazil communities’ endurance by Mauricio Savarese and Diane Jeantet [USA-EN]
  15. Maré de Notícias — September 10, 2021: Ronda: Mortes por covid-19 caem 75% na Maré, mas alta de casos ainda preocupa by Tamyres Matos [Brazil-PT]
  16. Associated Press — September 1, 2021: ‘Last mile’ solution for Brazilian favela born from pandemic by Tatiana Pollastri and David Biller [USA-EN]
  17. Al Jazeera — August 24, 2021: Displacement and debt: The hidden costs of hosting the Olympics [Qatar-EN]
  18. iCS – Clima e Sociedade — August 12, 2021: Justiça energética nas favelas [Brazil-PT]
  19. Al Jazeera — August 9, 2021: The Olympic host city hangover [Qatar-EN]
  20. Congresso Internacional do Trabalho — July 26, 2021: Mortes por COVID-19 nas favelas do RJ passam de 6 mil [Brazil-PT]
  21. Maré de Notícias — July 20, 2021: Um ano do Painel Unificador Covid-19 nas Favelas: conheça sua História [Brazil-PT]
  22. Icict/Fiocruz July 20, 2021: Live marcando um ano do Painel Unificador Covid-19 nas Favelas [Brazil-PT]
  23. an Explica — July 18, 2021: 20 razões para lançar ou apoiar uma CLT (Community Land Trust) [Brazil-PT]
  24. ExtraClasse — July 15, 2021: O olhar da Fiocruz dentro das favelas durante a pandemia [Brazil-PT]
  25. Defesa Agência de Notícias — July 14, 2021: Radar Covid-19 Favela aborda fome e impactos da Covid-19 na população em situação de rua [Brazil-PT]
  26. CNN Brasil — July 8, 2021: No ar há um ano, painel Covid em favelas do Rio tem mais mortes que 166 países by Stéfano Salles [Brazil-PT]
  27. WikiFavelas — July 6, 2021: Do Luto ao STF: Vozes das Favelas Pela Redução da Letalidade Policial em Audiência Pública by Tatiana Lima[Brazil-PT]
  28. Radar Covid-19 Favelas da Fiocruz — June 2021: 1 Ano Do Painel Unificador, also RioOnWatch [Brazil-PT]
  29. World Habitat — June 22, 2021: Some sunshine in between the clouds: my visit to Trapicheiros in Rio de Janeiro by Mariana Gallo [UK-EN]
  30. BiomassaBR — June 18, 2021: Parceria leva instalação de equipamento solar fotovoltaico na instituição SER, localizada na favela do Vidigal [Brazil-PT]
  31. Observatório das Metrópoles — June 17, 2021: O Termo Territorial Coletivo e a gestão comunitária da terra by Felipe Cruz Akos Litsek and Tarcyla Fidalgo [Brazil-PT]
  32. World Habitat — June 14, 2021: Next phase progresses for establishing Community Land Trusts across Brazil [UK-EN]
  33. Fiocruz — June 11, 2021: Radar Covid-19 Favela traz especial ‘Maternidades e juventudes entre lutos e lutas pela vida’ by Nathalia Mendonça [Brazil-PT]
  34. Stadtbodenstiftung — June 3, 2021: CLTs in informellen Siedlungen: Das Beispiel Rio de Janeiro [Germany-GE]
  35. Maré de Notícias — June 2, 2021: Mortes em favelas do Rio por covid-19 ultrapassam a marca de 5 mil by Edu Carvalho [Brazil-PT]
  36. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy — May 2021: Community Land Trusts and Informal Settlements: Assessing the Feasibility of CLT Instruments Developed by the Caño Martin Peña Communities in Puerto Rico for Favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Line Algoed, Alejandro Cotté Morales, Tarcyla Fidalgo Ribeiro, María E. Hernández Torrales, Lyvia Rodríguez Del Valle, and Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  37. Click Museus — May 14, 2021: Solidariedade e Sociabilidade, by Nicole Castilho, also in Racismo Ambiental  [Brazil-PT]
  38. Le Monde Diplomatique – May 13, 2021: A importância das experiências de moradias de iniciativa comunitária by Thaisa Comelli, Tucker Landesman e Alexandre Apsan Frediani [France-PT]
  39. Núcleo Piratininga de Comunicação — May 11, 2021: A Pandemia da Fome nas Favelas: A Difícil Sobrevivência entre a Luta, o Luto e o Estômago Vazio by Gabriela Buffon Vargas, Pilar Boyero, and Tatiana Lima [Brazil-PT]
  40. Núcleo Piratininga de Comunicação — May 13, 2021: “Nem bala, nem fome, nem covid”: manifestantes protestam contra o genocídio negro by Gabriela Buffon Vargas, Pilar Boyero, and Tatiana Lima [Brazil-PT]
  41. Núcleo Piratininga de Comunicação — July 1, 2021: Com Aumentos em Plena Pandemia, Mobilizadores Buscam Garantir Gás e Evitar Lenha by Beatriz Carvalho [Brazil-PT]
  42. ABRASCO — April 30, 2021: Ágora Abrasco debate vigilância popular da saúde e meio ambiente no contexto da Covid-19 [TV ABRASCO] by Letícia Maçulo [Brazil-PT]
  43. Maré de Notícias — April 29, 2021: Fome em Tempos de Covid-19: Ajude Favelas do Rio Doando para Campanhas Comunitárias [Brazil-PT]
  44. Brasil247 — April 27, 2021: Favelas do Rio de Janeiro contabilizam quatro mil mortes por Covid [Brazil-PT]
  45. Questões Rio Real — April 27, 2021: Dados Salvam Vidas: Entrevista com Theresa Williamson by Julia Michaels [Brazil-PT]
  46. Portal Favelas Fonte de Cidadania — April 26, 2021: 4 mil mortes por Covid nas favelas do Rio, also Diário do Centro do Mundo [Brazil-PT]
  47. Archinect — April 22, 2021: Norman Foster launches ‘On Cities’ masterclass series by Alexander Walter [USA-EN]
  48. Norman Foster Foundation — April 19, 2021: ‘On Cities’ Masterclass Series – Extended Trailer [Spain-EN]
  49. Ponte Jornalismo — April 13, 2021: Mulheres, negros e pobres: os mais impactados pela pandemia no Brasil e na Maré by Andressa Cabral Botelho [Brazil-PT]
  50. Agência de Notícias das Favelas — April 13, 2021: Vacinação nas favelas by Jaqueline Silva [Brazil-PT]
  51. Reuters — April 12, 2021: Brazil’s favelas struggle to count their dead as coronavirus rages by Fabio Teixeira, also Sight Magazine and Post Bulletin, translated to Portuguese on RioOnWatch [USA-EN]
  52. Somatosphere — April 7, 2021: Solidarity, infrastructure and critical pedagogy during COVID-19: Lessons from Brazil by Dominique P. Béhague, William Minter and Francisco Ortega [USA-EN], also in Antropología Urbana [SP]
  53. DataLabe — April 5, 2021: Covid Sem Recreio by Edilana Damasceno, also Maré de Notícias [Brazil-PT]
  54. Maré de Notícias — April 5, 2021: Organizações comunitárias promovem ações junto à Enel em prol da Eficiência Energética by Marcyllene Santos [Brazil-PT]
  55. O Globo — April 4, 2021: Em comunidades do Rio, salto no número de infecções por Covid-19 ultrapassa o dobro da média da cidade by Rafael Galdo [Brazil-PT]
  56. A Nova Democracia — April 2021: Covid-19 nas favelas expõe a situação de miséria crescente no país by Gabriel dos Santos [Brazil-PT]
  57. Extra — March 28, 2021: Projeto criado para distribuição de cestas básicas na favela se torna parceiro da Fiocruz [Brazil-PT]
  58. Jornal O Dia — March 28, 2021: Terreiro de Joãozinho Goméia é Tombado by Igor Silva [Brazil-PT]
  59. Swiss Info — March 26, 2021: ONG promove ‘isolamento seguro’ para pessoas com covid em favela do Rio [Switzerland-PT]
  60. Esquerda Online — March 24, 2021: Em meio a pandemia, famílias são despejadas após atraso e suspensão no pagamento do aluguel social no Rio by Jaqueline Suarez [Brazil-PT]
  61. Folha de São Paulo — March 21, 2021: A pandemia da pandemia by Ana Cristina Rosa [Brazil-PT]
  62. O Globo — March 17, 2021: Medo volta às favelas: suspeita da Covid faz crescer procura por atendimentos nas comunidades by Arthur Leal and Rafael Nascimento de Souza [Brazil-PT]
  63. WikiFavelas — March 15, 2021: Análises e propostas sobre a realidade do coronavírus nas favelas: Carta Aberta do Painel Unificador [Brazil-PT]
  64. Projeto Colabora — March 13, 2021: Vacina sim, vacina já, nas favelas by Agostinho Vieira [Brazil-PT]
  65. Maré de Notícias — March 11, 2021: Fora da contagem oficial by Andressa Cabral Botelho [Brazil-PT]
  66. Racismo Ambiental — March 8, 2021: Legado de Marielle é Mulheres Negras na Linha de Frente da Transformação #8M #DiaInternacionalDaMulher [Brazil-PT]
  67. El Mercurio — March 3, 2021: Las iniciativas que buscan llenar de verde las favelas de Río de Janeiro by María Betania Caldera [Chile-ES]
  68. Carta Capital — March 3, 2021: Vítimas Apagadas: Uma rede comunitária registra a subnotificação de casos de Covid-19 nas favelas cariocas by Maurício Thuswohl [Brazil-PT]
  69. Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization — February 26, 2020: (Re)Actions to the Pandemic from Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network by Theresa Williamson and Natalia Meléndez [USA-EN]
  70. Maré de Notícias — February 18, 2021: Todo Trem da SuperVia tem um pouco de Navio Negreiro by Fábio Leon, also Fórum Grita Baixada and Brasil de Direitos [Brazil-PT]
  71. Globo News — February 10, 2021: Na região metropolitana do Rio, as 96 favelas somam 3.299 mortes por Covid-19 [TV] by Flávia Oliveira [Brazil-PT]
  72. Diário do Rio — February 10, 2021: Alerj doará 60 mil máscaras às favelas do Rio e Funarj abrirá editais para educação e cultura by Felipe Lucena [Brazil-PT]
  73. Voz das Comunidades — February 10, 2021: Favelas cariocas terão Dia Estadual de Mobilização para enfrentamento à Covid-19 by Karen Melo [Brazil-PT]
  74. Ensp/Fiocruz — February 10, 2021: Campanha “Vacina Pra Favela, Já!” tem lançamento em Dia Estadual de Mobilização para Enfrentamento da Covid-19 nas Favelas [Brazil-PT]
  75. Maré de Notícias — February 10, 2021: Campanha ‘Vacina Pra Favela, Já!’ Será Lançada no Dia de Mobilização para Enfrentamento da covid-19 nas Favelas by Andressa Cabral Botelho [Brazil-PT]
  76. Agência de Notícias das Favelas — February 10, 2021: Dia Estadual de Mobilização para Enfrentamento da Covid-19 nas favelas cariocas é aprovado na Alerj [Brazil-PT]
  77. Conexão UFRJ — February 9, 2021: Favelas e universidades contra o coronavírus by Patrícia da Veiga [Brazil-PT]
  78. Goethe Institut’s Ecologues — February 1, 2021: Bottom Up, Not Top Down: Sustainability in the Favelas [Germany-EN]
  79. Agência de Notícias das Favelas – January 29, 2021: UPA de Manguinhos está fechada há mais de 20 dias; prefeitura promete reabertura para fevereiro [Brazil-PT]
  80. Revista Trip — January 26, 2021: Uma Noite de Cinema na Rocinha by Denise Meira do Amaral [Brazil-PT]
  81. O Cidadão — January 18, 2021: Projetos remuneram comunicadores de favela; racismo e energia são os temas Brazil-PT]
  82. Geledés — January 13, 2021: O Movimento Negro Organizado Hoje: Vozes da Coalizão Negra Por Direitos #DesenraizandoRacismo by Tatiana Lima, also Portal Gongogi [Brazil-PT]
  83. World Habitat — January 18, 2021: Collective titles – The future of land rights for informal settlements? by Mariangela Veronesi [UK-EN]
  84. CNN Brasil — January 7, 2021 Fiocruz iniciará até fevereiro ações de combate à Covid-19 nas favelas do Rio by Stéfano Salles [Brazil-PT]

Media Mentions 2020

  1. NPR — December 27, 2020: Brazil’s President Downplays Pandemic Despite Rising Cases in His Hometown [Radio] by Philip Reeves [USA-EN]
  2. Agência de Notícias das Favelas – December 28, 2020: Importância da relatoria local dos casos de Covid-19 nas favelas by Ludmila Silva [Brazil-PT]
  3. Maré de Notícias — December 14, 2020: Guia identifica 26 Museus de Favela e projetos de memória by Daniele Moura [Brazil-PT]
  4. TVI24 — December 11, 2020: Se as Favelas do Rio de Janeiro Fossem um País Seriam o 50º com Mais Mortos por Covid-19 [TV] by Manuela Micael [Portugal-PT]
  5. Meia Hora — December 11, 2020: Maior Tragédia Sanitária do Brasil by Leonardo Rocha [Brazil-PT]
  6. Agência Brasil — December 10, 2020: Coletivos cobram medidas de proteção contra Covid-19 nas favelas do Rio by Alana Gandra, also Veja Rio, Isto É, Money Times, InvestMax [Brazil-PT]
  7. Rádio Agência Nacional — December 10, 2020: Favelas do Rio registram 2 mil mortes por Covid-19, segundo painel by Tatiana Alves [Brazil-PT]
  8. SBT Brasil — December 10, 2020: Favelas do Rio registram mais mortes por Covid-19 que 121 países [Brazil-PT]
  9. Brasil de Fato — December 10, 2020: Painel das Favelas registra 56% mais casos de covid do que dados da Prefeitura do Rio, by Eduardo Miranda [Brazil-PT]
  10. O Dia — December 9, 2020: Favelas do Rio de Janeiro possuem mais mortes por covid-19 do que 121 países, by Felipe Gavinho [Brazil-PT]
  11. CNN Saúde — December 8, 2020: Favelas da Região Metropolitana do RJ têm mais casos de Covid-19 que 142 países, by Stéfano Salles [Brazil-PT]
  12. Icict/Fiocruz — December 8, 2020: Transporte público na pandemia é o tema da coletiva do Painel Unificador das Favelas, dia 10/12, às 14h [Brazil-PT]
  13. Maré de Notícias — November 27, 2020 Saiba quais são as propostas de Paes e Crivella para as favelas do Rio [Brazil-PT]
  14. Imagem (Instagram Live) — November 18, 2020 GIS Day: Painel Unificador Covid-19 nas favelas [Brazil-PT]
  15. Rede Covida — October 30, 2020 Iniciativa exalta como dados podem salvar vidas nas favelas do Rio [Brazil-PT]
  16. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz — October 26, 2020: Painel Unificador Covid-19 nas Favelas lança vídeo sobre a importância da coleta de dados na pandemia [Brazil-PT]
  17. Agência de Notícias das Favelas – October 28, 2020: Debate entre candidatos a Prefeitura carioca eleva voz das favelas e periferias by Bruno Almeida [Brazil-PT]
  18. Correio da Manhã — October 27, 2020: Painel Unificador Covid nas Favelas lança campanha [Brazil-PT]
  19. Notícias Gerais — October 27, 2020: Campanha das Favelas Mostra Como Dados Podem Salvar Vidas [Brazil-PT]
  20. Voz das Comunidades – October 26, 2020: Rede Favela Sustentável protagoniza primeiro debate nas redes para as favelas by Karen Melo [Brazil-PT]
  21. Agência de Notícias das Favelas – October 26, 2020: Painel Unificado Covid-19 nas Favelas lança campanha sobre importância do acesso à informação [Brazil-PT]
  22. Central3 Lado B do Rio — October 26, 2020: Coluna da Thábara: Homenagem ao ativista Fabiano Veloso, o Ravengard [Brazil-PT]
  23. TVT — October 23, 2020: No Rio, movimentos populares se organizam para conhecer propostas dos candidatos a prefeito [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  24. Brasil de Fato — October 23, 2020: Debate virtual reúne candidatos à Prefeitura do Rio e moradores de favelas, also Jornal Online, Diário Carioca, Correio DF, DF Manchetes, and Aldous [Brazil-PT]
  25. G1 — October 22, 2020: Eleições 2020: agenda dos candidatos a prefeito do Rio nesta quinta-feira (22) [Brazil-PT]
  26. Brasil de Fato — October 22, 2020: Candidatos à Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro debatem propostas para as favelas [Brazil-PT]
  27. Público — October 17, 2020: Los recicladores que intentan cambiar el mundo desde las favelas de Río de Janeiro [Spain-SP]
  28. OpenDemocracy — October 14, 2020: Access to mental health in the Maré favelas in Rio: a fight that comes from within by Thaís Cavalcante [USA-EN]
  29. Projeto Colabora — October 4, 2020: Luta que vem de dentro [Brazil-PT]
  30. World Habitat — September 8, 2020: Brazil’s first Community Land Trust [UK-EN]
  31. Rádio Nacional — August 20, 2020: Rio de Janeiro registra 202 mil casos de Covid-19 e 15 mil mortos by Raquel Júnia [Brazil-PT]
  32. Agência Brasil — August 13, 2020: Rio: 1,4 mil mortes por covid-19 foram em favelas, mostra painel by Alana Gandra, also Veja Rio and Isto É [Brazil-PT]
  33. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz — August 12, 2020: Painel Unificador de Favelas realiza segunda coletiva nesta quinta-feira, 13/08 [Brazil-PT]
  34. O Dia — August 3, 2020: Sinal de Alerta na Maré by Renan Schuindt [Brasil-PT]
  35. Shareable The Response Podcast — July 28, 2020: The Response: Crowdsourcing data to fight the pandemic in Rio’s favelas [PODCAST] by Tom Llewellyn [USA-EN]
  36. The Sociable — July 27, 2020: Neglected by govt, Brazilian favela organizations take COVID-19 data collection into their own hands by Sophie Foggin [Colombia-EN]
  37. Público – July 25, 2020: Las favelas brasileñas sufren pero resisten ante la covid-19, escapando del desastre by Víctor David López [Spain-ES]
  38. SIC Notícias — July 24, 2020: Bolsonaro insiste no uso da hidroxicloroquina para tratar a Covid-19 [TV] by Ivana Flora [Portugal-PT]
  39. O Globo — July 23, 2020: Favelas contestam dados oficiais de mortes pelo coronavírus em comunidades do Rio e criam painel próprio by Selma Schmidt, Gilberto Porcidonio and Gustavo Goulart [Brazil-PT]
  40. World Habitat — July 15, 2020: COVID-19: community responses in informal settlements by Elena Garcia [UK-EN]
  41. Vax Before Travel — July 14, 2020: Rio Resolves Outbreak Under-Reporting by Robert Carlson [USA-EN]
  42. Rádio Agência Nacional — July 10, 2020: Plataforma online vai reunir dados sobre a Covid-19 em 120 favelas do Rio de Janeiro by Fabiana Sampaio [Brazil-PT]
  43. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz — July 10, 2020: Movimentos lançam Painel Unificador Covid-19 nas Favelas [Brazil-PT]
  44. SBT — July 10, 2020: Covid-19: casos não registrados podem ser maiores do que o total de infectados na cidade [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  45. Agência Brasil — July 9, 2020: ONG lança painel para coletar dados da Covid-19 em favelas by Alana Gandra, also Época Negócios [Brazil-PT]
  46. Agência de Notícias das Favelas — July 9, 2020: Painel unifica dados sobre Covid-19 em favelas do Rio by Ludmila Silva [Brazil-PT]
  47. O Dia — July 9, 2020: Covid-19: painel lançado por comunidades do Rio mostra alto número de óbitos em favelas by Luisa Bertola [Brazil-PT]
  48. Reuters — July 9, 2020: Rio’s favelas turn to technology to fight underreporting of coronavirus cases by Fabio Teixeira [USA-EN], also in Thomson Reuters Foundation, Sight, IOL
  49. G1 — July 9, 2020: Dados divulgados por entidades de favelas do Rio mostram números da Covid-19 maiores que os oficiais by Priscila Chagas [Brazil-PT]
  50. TV Globo / Bom Dia Rio — July 9, 2020: Comunidades do Rio lançam painel sobre número de casos do coronavírus nas favelas [TV] by Priscila Chagas [Brazil-PT)
  51. Observatório das Metrópoles — July 2, 2020: Livro reúne coletânea de artigos sobre experiências de implementação do “Termo Territorial Coletivo” (Community Land Trust) [Brasil-PT]
  52. Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization – July 1, 2020: Taking Action and Pivoting to Respond to the Growing Epicenter of COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas by Theresa Williamson and Chauncie Bigler [USA-EN]
  53. Ryan Chapman — June 12, 2020: Evicted: The Story of Favela do Metro by Ryan Chapman [USA-EN]
  54. Voz das Comunidades – June 5, 2020: No Dia Mundial do Meio Ambiente, organizações cuidam do que é esquecido pelo Estado by Matheus Andrade [Brazil-PT]
  55. Reuters – June 3, 2020: Health workers, slum dwellers face housing bias as lockdowns lift by Rina Chandran [USA-EN], also KCET
  56. EzVid Wiki – May 22, 2020: 6 Caring Organizations Working In Central And South America [Video] by Gregg Parker [USA-EN]
  57. ORF — May 21, 2020: Chat with Theresa Williamson for RioOnWatch.org [PODCAST] [Austria-EN]
  58. O Globo – May 14, 2020: Números diferentes: favelas têm mortes por Covid-19 fora de boletim oficial by Selma Schmidt and Lucas Altino [Brazil-PT]
  59. Al Jazeera The Stream – May 1, 2020: Does Brazil’s Bolsonaro care about coronavirus? with RioOnWatch Editor Edmund Ruge [TV] [USA-EN]
  60. The Rio Times – April 20, 2020: Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Rio’s Longstanding Water and Sanitation Issues by Sophie-Anne Monplaisir [Brazil-EN]
  61. The Rio Times – April 2, 2020: How Favela Residents and Organizations Are Acting and Demanding Action Ahead of Covid-19 by Luisa Fenizola [Brazil-EN]
  62. The Guardian – March 25, 2020: Brazil gangs impose strict curfews to slow coronavirus spread by Caio Barreto Briso and Tom Phillips [UK-EN]
  63. Você S/A – March 6, 2020: Salvação ou armadilha? Veja como se preparar para empreender com segurança by Natalia Gómez [Brazil-PT]
  64. The Rio Times – February 22, 2020: From Rolês to Blocos: Touring Carnaval in Rio’s First Favela by Colin Andrew [Brazil-EN]
  65. O Eco – January 29, 2020: Consumo de água mineral aumenta no Rio: veja como descartar garrafas plásticas by Beatriz Diniz [Brazil-PT]
  66. The Rio Times – January 29, 2020: Looking for a Favela Tour? Skip the Jeeps and Find an Activist by Edmund Ruge [Brazil-EN]
  67. The National – January 27, 2020: How Rio’s favela residents are ‘greening’ their homes – in pictures by Renato Spyrro [USA-EN]
  68. SBS – January 27, 2020: Rio’s residents are bringing green back to their concrete jungle [VIDEO] by David Biller [Australia-EN]
  69. The New York Times – January 27, 2020: Rio residents try to bring green to a concrete jungle by David Biller [USA-EN]
  70. The Washington Post – January 27, 2020: Rio residents try to bring green to a concrete jungle by David Biller and Lucas Dumphreys [USA-EN]
  71. The Associated Press – January 27, 2020: Rio residents try to bring green to a concrete jungle by David Biller [USA-EN]
  72. Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization – January 23, 2020: Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network and Its Take on the SDGs by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]

Media Mentions 2019

  1. Associação Comunitária Luiz Carlos Prestes – November 11, 2019: Eventos Que Promovem Sustentabilidade em Favelas e Periferias [Brazil-PT]
  2. Voz das Comunidades – October 11, 2019: Sustentabilidade e giro de economia criativa na favela by Milena Batista [Brazil-PT]
  3. Global Times – October 10, 2019: Only the favela can save the favela by Pan Ziang [China-EN]
  4. The Left Berlin – September 26, 2019: Six Months of Rio de Janeiro Governor Witzel in the Favelas, Part 1: Public Security and Governance and Part 2: Economic and Social Development by Luisa Fenizola [Germany-EN]
  5. The Washington Post – September 24, 2019: As police shootings in Rio rise, children are caught in the crossfire by Terrence McCoy and Marina Lopes [USA-EN]
  6. Land Matters Podcast – August 30, 2019: Episode 4: Solutions in Slums: Interview with Theresa Williamson and Enrique Silva [PODCAST] by Anthony Flint [USA-EN]
  7. Voz das Comunidades – July 2, 2019: Fotógrafo registra o íntimo das favelas by Thaís Cavalcante [Brazil-PT]
  8. Open Society Foundations on Twitter – June 18, 2019: Violence in Rio’s favelas can only be changed “if those most affected by the violence are directly involved in monitoring projects.” [USA-EN]
  9. Rio Times – May 28, 2019: The “Stop Killing Us” Protest in Rio is the Start of Something New [Brazil-EN]
  10. Nexo Journal – May 6, 2019: O sobrevoo do governador. E os tiros que vêm do céu no Rio (6:16) [Brazil-PT]
  11. RioOnWatch – April 19, 2019: 5 Lessons in Olympic Resistance from Rio by Adam Talbot [Click here for Portuguese translation, French, Japanese] [Brazil-EN]
  12. Agência Pública – April 18, 2019: “Caveirão voador” é usado como plataforma de tiro, dizem moradores by José Cícero da Silva [Brazil-PT]
  13. Rio de Boas Notícias – February 9, 2019: Fotógrafo belga retrata a vida íntima em favelas cariocas by Antoine Horenbeek [Brazil-PT]
  14. University of Cambridge Sociology MPhil – January 29, 2019: Strategic Alternative Media at the Rio 2016 Olympics by Cerianne Robertson [USA-EN]
  15. The Intercept – January 24, 2019: Video: The Dramatic Scandal Swallowing the Bolsonaro Presidency Just Drove an LGBT Congressman to Flee Brazil by Glenn Greenwald [USA-EN]
  16. Forum Grita Baixada – January 15, 2019: A Baixada Fluminense e a Necropolítica de Wilson Witzel by Fabio Leon [Brazil-PT]

Media Mentions 2018

  1. Play the Game – December 19, 2018: Olympic activism: Factors and frontiers by Jules Boykoff [USA-EN]
  2. Revista Periferias – December 2018: O papel das periferias na democracia by Luisa Fenizola [Click for English, French and Spanish] [Brazil-PT]
  3. TRT World Roundtable – December 6, 2018 Olympic Games: Time to extinguish the flames? [TV] [Turkey-EN]
  4. World Habitat – December 4, 2018: Intersections: from North American CLT experiences to global connections [UK-EN]
  5. RT – November 14, 2018: La otra cara de las favelas de Río de Janeiro: Un ejemplo de autogestión y sustentabilidad [Russia-SP]
  6. Smith College News – November 8, 2018: Sharing Experiences at Smith in the World [USA-EN]
  7. World Urban Campaign – November 2018: urbaMonde: Second North American Hub of the Co-Habitat Network [EN]
  8. Politiquem – October 2018: Candidaturas de Favelas [Brazil-PT]
  9. Jornal Extra – October 5, 2018: Cresce número de candidaturas ao legislativo de moradores de favelas do Rio by Lucas Altino [Brazil-PT]
  10. International Institute for Sustainable Development – October 2, 2018: Rio Events Highlight Contrasting Approaches to Land Rights in Brazil’s Favelas by Wangu Mwangi [Canada-EN]
  11. Land Portal – September 26, 2018: Community Land Trusts, Part 1: Understanding the Idea and Possibilities for Favelas by Priscilla Mayrink and Tarcyla Fidalgo [Canada-EN]
  12. Land Portal – September 24, 2018: A Bridge Too Far? Land Titling For What? Debates on Favelas in Rio Speak Very Different Languages by Ezra Spira-Cohen [Canada-EN]
  13. RioOnWatch – August 6, 2018: Resignifying Favelas Based on Their Core Qualities Discussed at 14th Annual BRASA Conference by Sabrina Magalhães [Click here for Portuguese translation] [Brazil-EN]
  14. GGN – August 1, 2018: Vamos falar de Epistemologia Favelada! by Carla Souza [Brazil-PT]
  15. Land Lines – July 31, 2018: Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas: Could Community Land Trusts in Informal Settlements Help Solve the World’s Affordable Housing Crisis? by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  16. Sociology of Sport Journal – June 2018: Riding the Lines: Academia, Public Intellectual Work, and Scholar-Activism by Jules Boykoff [USA-EN]
  17. Witness – June 26, 2018: Deadly, deadlier: Rio favela under fire by joint Police-Army forces by Dalila Mujagic [USA-EN]
  18. RioOnWatch – June 23, 2018: Cinema Club, Theater, and Passinho Enchant Cantagalo During Sustainable Festival by Luisa Fenizola [Click here for Portuguese translation] [Brazil-EN]
  19. Voz das Comunidades – June 21, 2018: Toda cidade precisa. É desafio e solução. Brota nas favelas cariocas by Beatriz Diniz [Brazil-PT]
  20. O Globo – May 24, 2018: Urbanista especialista em favelas escreve sobre Vila Autódromo em livro da Olimpíada 2016 by Lucas Altino [Click here for English translation] [Brazil-PT]
  21. RioOnWatch – May 24, 2018: On Vila Autódromo Evictions Museum’s Second Anniversary: Website Launch, Keys to Resistance by Sophy Chan [Click here for Portuguese translation] [Brazil-EN]
  22. GREG NEWS on HBO Brasil – May 11, 2018: Moradia by Gregorio Duvivier [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  23. Maré de Notícias – April 2018: Única área verde do Conjunto, o Parque Ecológico da Maré sofre com descaso by Maria Morganti [Brazil-PT]
  24. Americas Quarterly – March 21, 2018: The Fight for Rio’s Future by Theresa Williamson [Click here for Portuguese translation] [USA-EN]
  25. Latin America Bureau – March 18, 2018: Marielle: she inspired all of us by Jo Griffin [UK-EN]
  26. Voice of America – March 6, 2018: Rio Favela Takes Lead With Green Solution Amid Infrastructure Shortfall by Karla Mendes [USA-EN]
  27. Reuters – March 5, 2018: Rio favela takes lead with green solution amid infrastructure shortfall by Karla Mendes [USA-EN]
  28. Thomson Reuters Foundation News – March 5, 2018: Rio favela takes lead with green solution amid infrastructure shortfall by Karla Mendes [USA-EN]
  29. CityLab – February 23, 2018: Letting Slum Residents Control Their Own Destiny by Anthony Flint [USA-EN]
  30. The College Hill Independent – February 16, 2018: FIVE RING ACTIVISM: NOlympics LA and global resistance to the Olympic Games by Lucas Smolcic Larson [USA-EN]
  31. Routledge – February 2018: Social Sustainability, Climate Resilience and Community-Based Urban Development Review by Theresa Williamson of Catalytic Communities [UK-EN]
  32. Hello Citoyens – February 16, 2018: Interview: Clara Ferraz of Catalytic Communities [VIDEO | PAGE] by Marie Altmayer and Camille Renard [France-FR]
  33. Observatório das Metrópoles – February 14, 2018: Ameaça de remoção em Rio das Pedras RJ by Tyler Strobl [Brazil-PT]
  34. Nexo – February 6, 2018: Como o design urbano pode ajudar na prevenção do crime by Camilo Rocha [Brazil-PT]
  35. Global Public Affairs at UCLA Luskin – January 18, 2018 Theresa Williamson on Catalytic Communities [VIDEO] [USA-EN]
  36. Progressive City – January 9, 2018 Mapping the ‘Uncharted’ Favela: The Growing Role of Participatory and Insurgent Cartographies by Raine Robichaud [USA-EN]
  37. RioOnWatch – January 4, 2018 Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities [BOOK REVIEW] by Adam Talbot [Brazil-EN]

Media Mentions 2017

  1. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Blog – December 20, 2017: The potential of community land trusts in Rio’s favelas by Anthony Flint | newsletter and video [USA-EN]
  2. University of California at Santa Cruz Politics – November 29, 2017: Recent alum shows that after graduation, anything is possible by Melissa De Witte [USA-EN]
  3. PanAmPost – November 27, 2017: An Olympic Tale of Two Cities: Rio de Janeiro and Boston by David Unsworth [USA-EN]
  4. NACLA – November 10, 2017: A Sustainable Favela? by Jennifer Chisholm [USA-EN]
  5. The New York Times – November 4, 2017: Una villa en busca de una ciudad by Jordana Timerman [USA-SP]
  6. openDemocracy – October 27, 2017: Just another day in Rio’s favelas [Portuguese] by Andrew Purcell [USA-EN]
  7. Brookings Cafeteria – October 20, 2017: The real cost of hosting the 2016 Rio Olympics by Bill Finan [PODCAST] [USA-EN]
  8. Maré de Notícias – October 2, 2017: Um Rio realmente para todos by João Ker [Brazil-PT]
  9. Miami Herald – August 24, 2017 Brazilians dislocated by Rio Olympics try to rebuild lives and communities by Mimi Whitefield [USA-EN]
  10. FirstPost – August 5, 2017 One year on, the only legacy of Rio Olympics 2016 is abject dysfunction, not prosperity by Samindra Kunti [India-EN]
  11. Americas Quarterly – July 2017: 18 in Latin America: From a Favela to the World, Via Social Media by Soledad Dominguez [USA-EN]
  12. WBUR ‘Only a Game’ / NPR – July 21, 2017: In Vila Autódromo, Resistance Continues 1 Year After Rio Olympics by Bill Littlefield [USA-EN]
  13. FREQ Magazine – June 26, 2017 CATALYTIC COMMUNITIES: PEOPLE OF THE HILLS by Jonathan H Alfaro & Magdalena Gorski [Canada-EN]
  14. FioCruz – June 8, 2017 Políticas públicas em favelas é tema de evento na Fiocruz by Luiza Gomes [Brazil-PT]
  15. Progressive City – June 7, 2017 An Informal Settlement in Puerto Rico Has Become the World’s First Favela Community Land Trust by Laura Bachmann [USA-EN]
  16. Shareable – June 1, 2017 An Informal Settlement in Puerto Rico Has Become the World’s First Favela Community Land Trust by Laura Bachmann [USA-EN]
  17. The Age – June 4, 2017 Padlocked and falling apart: Rio’s Olympic legacy in tatters by Andrew Purcell [Australia-EN]
  18. Progressive City – May 2, 2017 The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution to Eviction and Gentrification? by David Robertson and Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  19. Shareable – March 13, 2017 The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution to Eviction and Gentrification? by David Robertson and Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  20. Shareable – March 13, 2017 6 Groundbreaking Community Land Trusts and Housing Co-ops from Around the World by David Robertson [USA-EN]
  21. Humans of New York – March 9, 2017 Rio was the biggest slave port in world history by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  22. The Guardian – February 10, 2017 Rio Olympic venues already falling into a state of disrepair [UK-EN]
  23. SBS / AAP – February 10, 2017 Olympics leaves Rio suffering [Australia-EN]
  24. Shareable – January 28, 2017 3 Key Rights Underlying the Solidarity Economy in Brazil by Anna Cash [USA-EN]
  25. Vice Sports – January 24, 2017 The Rio Olympics’ Unintended Legacy: Citizen Journalism by Aaron Gordon [USA-EN]
  26. New Internationalist – January 19, 2017 Both hands on the spotlight for Rio’s favelas Ann Deslandes [UK-EN]
  27. Shareable – January 17, 2017 Why Women in Brazil Are Turning to the Solidarity Economy by Anna Cash [USA-EN]
  28. Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas – January 11, 2017 Relato sobre favelas do Rio na mídia internacional aumentou em qualidade e volume nos anos pré-Olímpicos, diz pesquisa [English / Spanish] by Alessandra Monnerat [USA-PT]
  29. Shareable – January 10, 2017 Solidarity Economy Part I: Cooperative Development in Rio and Beyond by Anna Cash [USA-EN]

Media Mentions 2016

  1. Rede TVT – December 16, 2016 Levantamento mostra que falta aprofundamento da mídia sobre favelas [TV] [Brazil-PT]
  2. Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas – December 14, 2016 Journalists in Rio de Janeiro show how to break banalization of urban violence in news coverage [Portuguese / Spanish] by Alessandra Monnerat [USA-EN]
  3. Estado de São Paulo – December 9, 2016 Página virtual revela outra Cidade de Deus by Marcos Vinícius Aragão Furtado [Brazil-PT]
  4. The Guardian – December 5, 2016 No more ‘rat kids’: Fighting the way we think about the residents of Rio’s favelas by Katia Savchuk [UK-EN]
  5. Fórum Rio – November 30, 2016 8º Fórum Rio reúne organizações da sociedade civil para debater políticas públicas [Brazil-PT]
  6. Casa Fluminense – November 18, 2016 Vozes da Campanha #Rio2017: Theresa Williamson [VIDEO] [Brazil-PT]
  7. ArchDaily Brasil – November 10, 2016 A importância e os desafios de colocar as favelas no mapa by Natalie Southwick [Brazil-PT]
  8. The Huffington Post – October 6, 2016 Nobody Asked Rio’s Poor About The Olympics. So They Yelled Louder. by Travis Waldron [USA-EN]
  9. The Umbrella – October 2016 Rio as a “singular city”–an Olympic legacy? pp.18-19 by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-EN]
  10. Rádio CBN – September 1, 2016 Rio impõe ao próximo prefeito o desafio de lidar com a questão habitacional (Radio) by Lucas Soares [Brazil-PT]
  11. Chupadados – August 2016 Saí para caçar equipamentos de vigilância no Rio Olímpico by Dia Kayyali [BRAZIL-PT]
  12. The Development Set – August 24, 2016 The Tiny NGO That Changed Reporting on Rio’s Favelas During the Olympics by Katia Savchuk [USA-EN]
  13. FirstPost – August 24, 2016 Olympics 2016 came at a high price for Rio de Janeiro, an enchanting city of jarring inequality by Samindra Kunti [India-EN]
  14. Fast CoDesign – August 23, 2016 Photographing A Different Side Of The Olympics: The People They Evicted by Meg Miller [USA-EN]
  15. BBC World Service World Have Your Say – August 22, 2016 Rio’s Olympic Legacy [RADIO] by Orla Barry
  16. TRT World The Newsmakers – August 22, 2016 Rio 2016’s Legacy [TV] [Turkey-EN]
  17. WORT Radio – August 22, 2016 Olympiad Impact: What’s Next for Rio and Its Favelas? [RADIO] by Brian Standing [USA-EN]
  18. The New York Times – August 22, 2016: After Olympics, Rio Is Altered if Not Reborn by Andrew Jacobs [USA-EN]
  19. BBC World Service – August 21, 2016: Live from Rio, Olympics Closing Day [UK-EN]
  20. Real Rio – August 21, 2016: Displaced [VIDEO] by Arman Kazemi [Canada-EN]
  21. Paralelo Media – August 21, 2016 Relatos Selvajes, De Sudor Y Escombros by Marcelo Ayala [Ecuador-SP]
  22. Democracy Now! – August 19, 2016 Dave Zirin: Brazilians are Fed Up with U.S. Olympian Ryan Lochte and Privileged First-World Tourists by Amy Goodman [USA-EN]
  23. Edge of Sports – August 19, 2016 The Other Olympic Rio with Favela Activist Theresa Williamson by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  24. Fox News Latino – August 19, 2016 Residents of forested Horto Favela in Rio given 90 days to leave [USA-EN]
  25. Columbia Journalism Review – August 18, 2016 Has Olympics coverage shortchanged Brazil by Sarah E. T. Robbins [USA-EN]
  26. TheSportsCampus – August 18, 2016 Rio Olympics doing nothing for city’s favelas [India-EN]
  27. Fox News Latino – August 18, 2016 Torrents of cash for the Rio Olympics, torrents of sewage for Rocinha Favela [USA-EN]
  28. Ball State at the Games – August 18, 2016 What is a favela? by Kara Berg [USA-EN]
  29. The Establishment – August 17, 2016 Sanctioned Lies About Rio Safety Put Residents At Risk by Ann Deslandes [Australia-EN]
  30. The Nation – August 17, 2016 One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy by Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff [USA-EN]
  31. Content House Kenya – August 13, 2016 Afro-Brazilian Religion by Roy Gachuhi [Kenya-EN]
  32. The TODAY Show on NBC – August 12, 2016 Santa Marta: Matt Lauer tours one of Rio de Janeiro’s oldest favelas by Matt Lauer [USA-EN]
  33. Content House Kenya – August 12, 2016 A Religiously Committed Environmental Warrior by Roy Gachuhi [Kenya-EN]
  34. Metropolis – August 10, 2016 Will the Olympics’ Failures Spark A New Urban Paradigm for Rio? by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  35. RFI – August 10, 2016 Brazil’s favelas pay price of hosting Olympics by Christina Okello [USA-EN]
  36. Vice Sports – August 10, 2016 Rio’s Olympic Legacy Bus System is Leaving Poor and Working Class Residents Behind by Aaron Gordon [USA-EN]
  37. Paralelo Media – August 10, 2016 Fuego Olímpico: La Policía Carioca Como Agente Del Terror by Marcelo Ayala [Ecuador-SP]
  38. BBC Sport – August 9, 2016 Rio 2016: Brazil’s first gold from the City of God favela [UK-EN]
  39. CBC News – August 7, 2016 ‘Benefits? What benefits?’: Residents of Rio’s favelas decry exclusion from Olympics by Susan Orniston [Canada-EN]
  40. Real Rio – August 7, 2016 Opening Ceremonies… Don’t Shoot! by Arman Kazemi [Canada-EN]
  41. openDemocracy – August 5, 2016 Rio’s real vs. unmet Olympic legacies: what they tell us about the future of cities? by Theresa Williamson [UK-EN]
  42. Global News August 5, 2016 Rio 2016: Residents protest high cost of Olympic Games and Lack of Promised Infrastructure [TV] by Jeff Semple [Canada-EN]
  43. CW6  August 5, 2016 RioOnWatch.org Shows A Different Side of Olympics in Rio [TV] by Neda Iranpour [USA-EN]
  44. New Republic – August 4, 2016 Brazil’s Long History of Faking Progress by Steven Cohen [USA-EN]
  45. The Intercept  August 4, 2016 Mais Uma Praga Ataca o Rio: A Mídia Internacional ‘Paraquedista,’ by Andrew Fishman and Juliana Gonçalves [Brazil-PT]
  46. WHYY NPR – August 4, 2016 Rio Olympic Games Preview [RADIO] [USA-EN]
  47. NBC.com – August 4, 2016 As Olympic Games Open, Community Mourns Demolished Neighborhood [TV] by Emmanuelle Saliba and Jim Seida [USA-EN]
  48. NBC News – August 4, 2016 What is a Favela? Five Things to Know About Rio’s So-Called Shantytowns by Erik Ortiz [USA-EN]
  49. Al Arabiya English  August 4, 2016 Victory for Olympic displaced despite Rio’s ‘biggest eviction cycle’ by Chris Arsenault [Saudi Arabia-EN]
  50. BNR – August 4, 2016 Rio Favela Residents Have to Tackle Profit First by Katy Sherriff [The Netherlands-Dutch]
  51. International Journalists’ Network (IJNET) – August 3, 2016 What journalists should know before covering the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by Sam Berkhead [USA-EN]
  52. POLITICO – August 3, 2016 How not to write about Rio by Cerianne Robertson [USA-EN]
  53. The National – August 3, 2016 No Olympic buzz in Rio’s favelas by Susan Orniston [Canada-EN]
  54. Fox News Latino  August 3, 2016 Olympic athletes might win, but favela dwellers in Rio have already lost [USA-EN]
  55. Vox August 1, 2016 Inside Rio’s favelas, the city’s impoverished, neglected neighborhoods [VIDEO] by Johnny Harris [USA-EN]
  56. Not Another Sports Show July 30, 2016 Theresa Williamson on Rio 2016 [RADIO] by Neil Parthun [USA-EN]
  57. Bloomberg – July 29, 2016 Google Wants to Invite You on a Walking Tour of Rio’s Slums by David Biller [USA-EN]
  58. Mongabay July 29, 2016 Deficient waters systems, poor sanitation driving Zika in Brazil by Zoe Sullivan [USA-EN]
  59. New Matilda  July 27, 2016 Australia Packs Its Prejudice and Heads to Rio by Ann Deslandes [Australia-EN]
  60. HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – July 26, 2016: The Lords of the Rings [TV] [FULL EPISODE] by Jon Frankel [USA-EN]
  61. Vita International July 26, 2016 The Favelados of Rio: What the Olympics Tell Us by Janaina Cesar [Italy-IT]
  62. El Diario – July 24, 2016: Así sufre Río de Janeiro la represión policial previa a los Juegos Olímpicos by Patricia Martínez Sastre [Spain-ES]
  63. Buzzfeed – July 22, 2016: Busting 8 Myths About Rio’s Favelas by David Robertson [USA-EN]
  64. Buzzfeed – July 20, 2016: 18 Must-Have Moments In Rio During The Olympics by David Robertson [USA-EN]
  65. WBEZ Worldview / NPR – July 19, 2016: The Olympic Bidding Process: Is It Worth It? by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]
  66. Le Monde – July 19, 2016: Au Brésil, des cités ghettos pour remplacer les favelas [France-FR]
  67. Buzzing Cities – July 19, 2016: Favela Basics: What is a Favela? [Germany-DE]
  68. Guernica – July 18, 2016: Oportunidade para o Desconhecido: Ann Deslandes entrevista Theresa Williamson by Ann Deslandes [USA-PT]
  69. WDIV-TV NBC Detroit – July 18, 2016: 2016 Olympics preview: Rio’s 5 Ring Circus [TV] by Devin Scillian [USA-EN]
  70. WNYC On the Media / NPR – July 15, 2016: The Favela Angle [RADIO] by Bob Garfield [USA-EN]
  71. Time – July 13, 2016: The Summer Olympics Should Always Be in Los Angeles. Forever. by Andrew Zimbalist [USA-EN]
  72. Al Jazeera The Stream – July 11, 2016: #OlimpiadasPraQuem: Olympics for who? [TV] [USA-EN]
  73. USA Today  June 29, 2016: Residents lose homes to make way for Rio Olympics [Facebook version] [VIDEO] by Martin Rogers [USA-EN]
  74. Vox  June 27, 2016: 2016 Olympics: what Rio doesn’t want the world to see [FacebookYouTube, Portuguese versions] [VIDEO] by Johnny Harris [USA-EN]
  75. Positive News  June 23, 2016: Keeping pace: the Rio residents fighting to keep their communities by Ben Whitford [UK-EN]
  76. Le Monde – June 20, 2016: L’Etat de Rio au bord de la faillite avant le JO [France-FR]
  77. Guernica – June 15, 2016: Opportunity for the Unknown: Ann Deslandes interviews Theresa Williamson by Ann Deslandes [USA-EN]
  78. The Washington Post – June 9, 2016: Facing crime wave, Brazil to deploy 85,000 soldiers and police to guard Olympics by Dom Phillips [USA-EN]
  79. Americas Quarterly – June 3, 2016: Inside Rio’s Favelas: The Fallout from an Alleged Gang Rape: Interview with Theresa Williamson [PODCAST] by Stephen Kurczy [USA-EN]
  80. Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting – June 3, 2016: Jules Boykoff on Rio Games by Counterspin [USA-EN]
  81. Community Digital News – June 1, 2016: Interview with Theresa Williamson, Brazilian Activist by Michael Volpe [USA-EN]
  82. Council on Hemispheric Affairs – May 27, 2016: Rio de Janeiro’s Bitter 2016 Olympic Evictions by Rachael Hilderbrand and Jonas Schlotterbeck [USA-EN]
  83. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre – May 25, 2016: Global Report on Internal Displacement and landing page [Switzerland-EN]
  84. Edge of Sports – May 20, 2016: The Olympics and the Battle for Rio’s Future (Radio) by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  85. International Journalists’ Network (IJNET) – May 18, 2016: RioOnWatch launches guide to encourage nuanced news coverage of Rio de Janeiro Olympics [Portuguese version here] by Sheila Taylor [USA-EN]
  86. The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – May 16, 2016: Holding the Olympics in Rio Was Always a Bad Idea by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN] [Click here for Portuguese translation]
  87. International Business Times – May 13, 2016 Rio Olympics Crime Risk: ‘If You’re a White, Wealthy Foreigner, You’re Safe’ Despite Brazil’s Murderous Reputation by Angelo Young [USA-EN]
  88. Broadly – May 10, 2016 Rio Is Preparing for the Olympics with Forced Evictions and Rivers of Sewage by Mich Cardin [USA-EN]
  89. PRI Radio The World – May 9, 2016 Countdown to Rio: Residents are worried the city is unprepared for the Olympics [RADIO] by Will Carless (CatComm at 3:25) [USA-EN]
  90. BBC Radio 4 – April 26, 2016 100 Days to Go: Olympics and Vila Autódromo [RADIO] by Paul Moss (31:58-40:55) [UK-EN]
  91. The Guardian – April 26, 2016 Change beckons for Vila Autódromo, the favela that got in the Rio Olympics’ Way by Jo Griffin [UK-EN]
  92. RTE – April 25, 2016 100 days from the Rio Olympics: a tale of two cities [Ireland-EN]
  93. The Root – April 18, 2016 How Rio’s Olympics Destroyed a Favela, but Not the Spirit of a Candomblé Priestess by Kiratiana Freelon [USA-EN]
  94. Citiscope – April 8, 2016 Addressing the informal city in the new urban agenda by Greg Scruggs [USA-EN]
  95. The Atlantic – March 31, 2016 What Happens When There’s Sewage in the Water? by Olga Khazan [USA-EN] [Click here for Portuguese translation]
  96. HOOKED UP – March 23, 2016 Do you really know Rio? [VIDEO] by Kylie Flavell [Australia-EN]
  97. The Nation – March 21, 2016 How the Rio Olympics Could Cement a Brazilian Coup by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  98. The Guardian – March 9, 2016 Brazil: home of favela resident fighting eviction over Olympics razed by Jonathan Watts [UK-EN]
  99. SVT TV – March 8, 2016 Her House Demolished for the Sake of the Olympics [TV] by Bjorn Nordling [Sweden-Swedish]
  100. International Journalists’ Network – February 29, 2016 Favelas do Rio se Tornam Centro do Jornalismo Local by Alessandra Monnerat [Brazil-PT]
  101. Sky News / AAP – February 25, 2016 Officials bulldoze Rio favela for Olympic road [Australia-EN]
  102. SBS / AAP – February 25, 2016 Olympic fight with favela at flashpoint [Australia-EN]
  103. Journalism in the Americas / Knight Center – February 22, 2016 Community journalists deliver stories from their favelas in advance of Olympics by Alessandra Monnerat [USA-EN]
  104. InSight Crime – February 9, 2016 Rio Olympics: Prospects for Next Round of Favela Occupations by Lloyd Belton [USA-EN]
  105. CBC TV – February 8, 2016 Rio’s Mood [TV] [Canada-EN]
  106. Folha de São Paulo – February 5, 2016 Six months out from Olympics, rich, not poor, are the big winners by Jules Boykoff [Brazil-EN]
  107. EPIC – February 1, 2016 Urban Mobility and “Emerging Consumers” by Laura Scheiber [USA-EN]
  108. WORT Radio – January 26, 2016 Favela Autonomy and the Rio Olympics [RADIO] by Brian Standing [USA-EN]
  109. CityMetric – January 20, 2016: The favela fighting back against Rio’s Olympic development by Adam Talbot [USA-EN]
  110. Radio New Zealand – January 18, 2016: Rio Olympics: corruption, police brutality, and forced evictions [RADIO] by Lynn Freeman [New Zealand-EN]
  111. The Conversation – January 12, 2016: Vila Autódromo: the favela fighting back against Rio’s Olympic development by Adam Talbot [USA-EN]
  112. Global Post – January 2, 2016: Rio’s approach to invading and policing favelas holds some lessons for the world by Will Carless [USA-EN]

Media Mentions 2015

  1. TIME – December 27, 2015: Meet the Impoverished Brazil Residents Who Won’t Move for the Olympics by Sean Gregory [USA-EN]
  2. Yahoo! – December 23, 2015: Rio’s Poorest in Olympic Battles by Steve Larkin [Australia-EN]
  3. Australian Associated Press – December 23, 2015: Rio’s Poorest in Olympic Battles by Steve Larkin [Australia-EN]
  4. Vice – December 13, 2015: The Rio Olympics is Being Used as an ‘Excuse’ to Evict Poor People from Valuable Land by James Armour Young [USA-EN]
  5. The Guardian – October 28, 2015: Brazil officials evict families from homes ahead of 2016 Olympic Games by Bruce Douglas [UK-EN]
  6. The International Business Times – October 28, 2015: Rio Olympics 2016: Local Brazil Governments ‘Resettling’ Thousands of Families Before Games Begin by Michelle Mark [USA-EN]
  7. Global Post – October 27, 2015: #BlackLivesMatter has gone global. And Brazil needs it — badly by Will Carless [USA-EN]
  8. Favela247 – October 26, 2015: Remoções Relâmpago Assolam a Vila Autódromo by Cerianne Robertson and Clare Huggins [Brazil-PT]
  9. Favela247 – September 21, 2015: Mãe de Santo da Vila Autódromo Relata os Horrores da Remoção by Heloisa Helena Costa Berto [Brazil-PT]
  10. CityLab – September 9, 2015: Rio’s Olympic Inequality Problem, In Pictures by Matthew Niederhauser [USA-EN]
  11. Multiplicity: The Right to the City (Pratt Institute) – Fall/Winter 2015: Rio de Janeiro: Grassroots Organizing and Participatory Planning (p. 43) by Royce Gene [USA-EN]
  12. The New York Times – August 20, 2015: Trump Hotel Goes Up in Rio, but His Views Barely Raise Eyebrows in Brazil by Simon Romero [USA-EN]
  13. The Guardian – August 19, 2015: Rio’s Olympic Village: a green housing dream, but a gentrification nightmare [VIDEO] by Ana Athayde [UK-EN]
  14. Favela247 – July 17, 2015: Aos 81, Dona Dalva Resiste na Vila Autódromo by Brooke Parkin [Brazil-PT]
  15. BBC World Service – August 5, 2015: Live from Rio, One Year to the Games [UK-EN]
  16. TV Folha de São Paulo – July 15, 2015: Comunidade premiada é desalojada para abrigar Vila Olímpica no Rio [VIDEO] by Laura Lewer [Brazil-PT]
  17. Media4Freedom – July 14, 2015: Cenários latino-americanos: os diferentes contextos da favelização nos países em desenvolvimento por Thiago Melo [Brazil-PT]
  18. Fifa and the Perfect Con – June 14, 2015: Fifa and the Perfect Con [VIDEO] by Ryan Chapman [UK-EN]
  19. ESPN FC – June 14, 2015: World Cup a year on: Going back to Brazil amid the FIFA scandal by Vivek Chaudhary [USA-EN]
  20. The Spokesman Review, KFVS & others – June 14, 2015: Holdouts in Rio: Slum resists eviction in shadow of Olympic Park by Stephen Wade [USA-EN]
  21. Bee Hive – June 13, 2015: Appropriate Technology [USA-EN]
  22. Associated Press Video Archive – June 9, 2015: Favela families resist Olympic evictions [USA-EN]
  23. US News & World Report – June 9, 2015: Rio slum resists evictions in the shadow of nearby 2016 Olympic Park by Stephen Wade [USA-EN]
  24. Architectural Review – May 30, 2015 A New Threat to Favelas: Gentrification by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN & Brazil-PT]
  25. MoMA Inside Out – April 21, 2015: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: From ‘City of God’ to Cities of People by Athina Balopoulou [USA-EN]
  26. Duke TODAY – April 21, 2015: Four Duke Seniors Selected as Hart Fellows [USA-EN]
  27. Conference on World Affairs – April 10, 2015: Poverty Reduction: It’s a Small World After All [USA-EN]
  28. Conference on World Affairs – April 10, 2015: Humanitarian Intervention: When to Get Involved [USA-EN]
  29. Conference on World Affairs – April 9, 2015: Burning Issues in Latin America [USA-EN]
  30. Conference on World Affairs – April 8, 2015: NGOs: High Risk, High Reward [USA-EN]
  31. KGNU Radio – April 7, 2015: Catalyzing Marginalized Communities in Latin America by Joe Richey [USA-EN]
  32. Conference on World Affairs – April 7, 2015: Global Drug Supply, Legal and Illegal [USA-EN]
  33. Conference on World Affairs – April 7, 2015: Lessons on Unsustainable Cities [USA-EN]
  34. SVT TV – March 22, 2015: They Want to Tear My House Down for 17 Days of the Olympics by Bear Nordling [Sweden-Swedish]
  35. MIT Displacement Research & Action Network – March 20, 2015: Displaced by the Olympics: Can Favela Residents Gain Market-Rate Compensations in Rio de Janeiro? by Annemarie Gray and Lawrence Vale [USA-EN]
  36. Favela247 – March 9, 2015: Homenagem às Seis Milhões de Mulheres de Favelas [Brazil-PT]
  37. IEDP University of Michigan – February 9, 2015: UPPs Take on Social Development by Katie Collins [USA-EN]
  38. IEDP University of Michigan – February 3, 2015: Favela Tours: A shift towards sustainable tourism? by Corey Ackerman [USA-EN]
  39. Witness– January 9, 2015: Documenting Rio’s Resistance: Interview with ‘State of Exception’ Director Jason O’Hara [USA-EN]

Media Mentions 2014

  1. Viva Favela – December 15, 2014: Site alternativo dá visibilidade no exterior by Juliana Portella [Brazil-PT]
  2. GloboNews – December 11, 2014: Canadense vítima do ‘Boa Noite Cinderela’ segue em busca [Brazil-PT]
  3. International Journalists’ Network – December 10, 2014: What news organizations IJNet readers turned to in 2014 by Ashley Nguyen [USA-EN]
  4. The Miami Herald – December 8, 2014: Sporting events leave Rio’s favela residents terrified by Vinod Sreeharsha [USA-EN]
  5. Fala Roça – November 7, 2014: Blog estrangeiro traduz reportagem do Fala Roça [Brazil-PT]
  6. Maré de Notícias – November 1, 2014: Os Riscos de Título de Propriedade by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
  7. Ramapo Register – November 6, 2014: Founder of RioOnWatch Visits Ramapo to Discuss Hyperlocal Journalism [USA-EN]
  8. The Rio Times  October 28, 2014: Community Members Fight Closure of Museu da Maré by Chesney Hearst [Brazil-EN]
  9. Favela247 – October 24, 2014: Casas e Comércios da Maré Ganham Grafiti by Andrea Cangialosi [Brazil-PT]
  10. Favela247 – October 23, 2014: Frequentador Pede que Museu da Maré Permaneça by Andrea Cangialosi [Brazil-PT]
  11. Brown Political Review – October 22, 2014: Favela Chic by Francis Torres [USA-EN]
  12. Favela247 – October 16, 2014: Passeata Pede Permanência de Museu da Maré by Andrea Cangialosi [Brazil-PT]
  13. Favela247  October 15, 2014: Moradores de Curicica Protestam Contra Remoção by Ian Waldron [Brazil-PT]
  14. FavelIssues – October 12, 2014: Radical Cities / Radical Changes by Luis Diego Quiros [USA-EN]
  15. Favela247 – October 9, 2014: Bairro Carioca é Modelo de Conjunto Habitacional by Sara McTarnaghan [Brazil-PT]
  16. Favela247  September 29, 2014: Pesquisadora Relata Desmantelamento do Programa Morar Carioca by Kate Steiker-Ginzberg [Brazil-PT]
  17. The Independent – September 28, 2014: Music and Elections Take on the Violence of Rio de Janeiro’s Drug Gangs by Donna Bowater [UK-EN]
  18. Favela247  September 18, 2014: Morador de Curicica Busca Forma de Resistência by Ian Waldron [Brazil-PT]
  19. Insight Crime – August 22, 2014: Making Rio’s Pacification Work: The Limits of ‘UPP Social’ [USA-EN]
  20. Brasil247 – August 22, 2014: Becos São Desafio à Saúde e Segurança na Rocinha [Brazil-PT]
  21. Favela247 – August 20, 2014: Vila Autódromo: Uns Resistem, Outros Desistem by Kate Steiker-Ginzberg [Brazil-PT]
  22. RioReal Blog – August 15, 2014: The Favela Alley: Asset or Liability? [Brazil-EN]
  23. Huffington Post Live – July 15, 2014: What’s Next for Brazil Now That World Cup Is Over? by Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani [USA-EN]
  24. ESPN – July 13, 2014: The Rio The World Cup Didn’t Show by Wright Thompson [USA-EN]
  25. Rio Times – July 8, 2014: Early Education Opportunities Lacking in Rio’s Favelas by Chesney Hearst [Brazil-EN]
  26. Favela247 – July 8, 2014: Entulhos Tomam Conta da Área da Metrô-Mangueira by Elena Hodges [Brazil-PT]
  27. BBC World Service – July 7, 2014: Live from Rocinha [UK-EN]
  28. Buzzfeed – June 29, 2014: Why Brazil is Actually Winning the Internet by Julie Ruvolo [USA-EN]
  29. Fifa and the Perfect Con – June 27, 2014: Fifa and the Perfect Con Part 3 by Ryan Chapman [UK-EN]
  30. Canal Unidiversidade [FioCruz] – June 23, 2014: Gentrificação [Brazil-PT]
  31. Canada.com – June 17, 2014: Favela residents resist money to relocate by George Johnson [Canada-EN]
  32. Democracy Now! – June 16, 2014: Dave Zirin on the World Cup You Won’t See on TV: Protests, Tear Gas, Displaced Favela Residents [USA-EN]
  33. The Nation – June 15, 2014: Dispatches from Brazil’s World Cup: ‘No One Lives Here Anymore’ by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  34. Al Jazeera – June 12, 2014: Favela-dwellers challenge Rio’s exotic tours by Elizabeth Gorman
  35. France TV  June 11, 2014: GRAND Soir 3 du mercredi 11 juin 2014 [42 min into program] by Patricia Loison [France-FR]
  36. Observatório da Imprensa  June 11, 2014: A Copa do jornalismo preguiçoso by Lawrence Charles [Brazil-PT]
  37. Al Jazeera America – June 10, 2014: Turning Rio’s Favelas Into a Tourist Attraction by Christof Putzel [USA-EN]
  38. CBC TV – June 3, 2014: Brazil’s World Cup facelift ‘militarizing’ the favelas by Susan Omiston [Canada-EN]
  39. Maré de Notícias – May 2014: Vidigal: Custo de Vida Lá no Alto, Gentrifica… O quê?! by Aramis Assis [Brazil-PT]
  40. PRX – May 27: A Journey through Favelas of Rio de Janeiro [RADIO] by Gianluca Tramontana [UK-EN]
  41. Journeyman Pictures – May 19, 2014: The Dark Side of Rio’s World Cup [VIDEO]
  42. New York Times Dot Earth – May 19, 2014: Exploring the Social and Environmental Challenges as Brazil Prepares for Two Sports Spectacles by Andrew Revkin [USA-EN]
  43. DeWereldMorgen – May 14, 2014: Gentrification: New Threat to Favelas [Belgium-Dutch]
  44. Pace University Media – May 13, 2014: “Green vs Gold” – Brazil’s Race to Balance its Sports-Fueled Tourism Boom [VIDEO] [USA-EN]
  45. PaceBrazil – May 12, 2014: Rio Faces Olympic-Size Doubts About Its Preparations for the 2016 Games by Samantha Finch [USA-EN]
  46. InContext TV – May 11, 2014: Report: The World Cup and Ordinary Brazilians [The Netherlands-Dutch]
  47. O Dia – May 4, 2014: IAB quer proteção às favelas by André Balocco [Brazil-PT]
  48. The Guardian – April 30, 2014: Vision of the future or criminal eyesore: what should Rio do with its favelas? by Simon Jenkins [UK-EN]
  49. LSE USApp – April 28, 2014: People’s right to the city has been eroded by mega-event evictions in Rio de Janeiro by Sue Brownill, Ramin Keivani, and Erick Omena de Melo [UK-EN]
  50. The Guardian – April 23, 2014: The World Cup and Olympics threaten to overwhelm Rio – yet there is time to create a sensation out of disaster by Simon Jenkins [UK-EN]
  51. Fast Company – April 21, 2014: A Look Inside Rio de Janeiro’s Oldest Favela, Threatened by Gentrification and the 2016 Olympics by Ariel Schwartz [USA-EN]
  52. Rádio CBN – April 17, 2014: Especulação imobiliária faz moradores se mudarem de favelas da Zona Sul do Rio [RADIO] [Brazil-PT]
  53. Slate – April 16, 2014: The Rio Residents Displaced by Olympic Spirit by David Rosenberg [USA-EN]
  54. The Nation – March 30, 2014: Brazil’s World Cup Gentrification Through the Barrel of a Gun by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  55. PaceBrazil 2014 – March 29, 2014: Favela Living, Step by Step by Charles Cooper [USA-EN]
  56. BBC World Service – March 24, 2014: Pacifying Police Units in Rio’s Favelas [RADIO]] [UK-EN]
  57. Insight Crime – March 24, 2014: Gangs Reassert Themselves in Rio’s ‘Pacified’ Favelas by Miriam Wells [USA-EN]
  58. WBGO Journal – March 14, 2014: In the Way of the Games: Interview with Theresa Williamson by Monica Miller [RADIO] [USA-EN]
  59. Laborátorio de Estudos em Comunicação Comunitária da UFRJ – March 14, 2014: Moradores do Vidigal realizam debate sobre “gentrificação” [Brazil-PT]
  60. O Dia – March 1, 2014: Vidigal contra a especulação by André Balocco [Brazil-PT]
  61. The Washington Post – February 20, 2014: ‘Pacification’ gains tested in Rio slums by Donna Bowater [USA-EN]
  62. Favela247 – February 7, 2014: Remoções no Rio repercutem no exterior [Brazil-PT]
  63. Jornal do Brasil – February 6, 2014: Reportagem do ‘JB’ sobre remoções em UPPs repercute na mídia internacional [Brazil-PT]
  64. Favela247 – February 5, 2014: Imagens e relatos ilustram mudanças no Vidigal [Brazil-PT]
  65. Favela247  January 31, 2014: Moradores do Caju se Unem Contra a Remoção [Brazil-PT]
  66. The Star – January 20, 2014: Brazil’s high price for a safe World Cup: torture and death by Declan Hill [Canada-EN]
  67. Favela247 – January 18, 2014: Santa Marta Luta Contra Remoções Antes da Copa by Jo Griffin [Brazil-PT]
  68. The Guardian – January 17, 2014: Rio’s favela dwellers fight to stave off evictions in runup to Brazil World Cup by Jo Griffin [UK-EN]
  69. To Vima – January 17, 2014: Removing Favelas to Showcase the World Cup by Irini Psychari [Greece-Greek]

Media Mentions 2013

  1. Entenda Favela – December 18: Entenda a Gentrificação na Favela by Daniel Plá [Brazil-PT]
  2. BBC Mundo – December 17: Barrio Carioca: el futuro de las favelas en Río de Janeiro? by Daniel Pardo [UK-Spanish]
  3. Rádio CBN – December 11: Regiões do Rio, principalmente favelas, passam pela gentrificação: Entrevista com Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
  4. IETS – December 11: OsteRio Debate a Regulação do Mercado Imobiliário em Favelas Cariocas  by Anabela Paiva [Brazil-PT] [Click here for English translation]
  5. OsteRio – December 9: Gentrificação: Favelas e Bairros em Transformação no Rio de Janeiro [PowerPoint] by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
  6. The Atlantic Cities / Bloomberg CityLab – December 2: Is a Favela Still a Favela Once It Starts Gentrifying? by Jordana Timerman [USA-EN]
  7. Tricycle – Winter 2013: This Buddhist Life: An Interview with Theresa Williamson by Emma Varvaloucas [USA-EN]
  8. BBC Radio 5 – November 10: The Road to Rio [RADIO] by Victoria Derbyshire [UK-EN]
  9. Casa Fluminense October 7, 2013: Cidades Singulares: Planejamento Urbano e Regularização Fundiária nas Favelas Cariocas by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
  10. Urb.im – October 1: Catalytic Communities: Working to Protect Rio’s Favelas by Catalina Gomez [USA-EN]
  11. Euroman – September 19: Brazilian Waxing: Using two global events to position itself as South America’s new superpower by Christian Martinez [Denmark-Danish]
  12. Newsweek Japan – September 13: We the Favela: Evictions in Tanque by Lianne Milton [Japan-Japanese]
  13. SPIEGEL TV – September 8: Rio de Janeiro – Wie WM und Olympia eine Stadt verändern – Doku by Tanja Dammertz [Germany-DE]
  14. Casa Fluminense – August 23: Encontro Casa debate Regularização Fundiária e Planejamento Urbano by Lívia Cunto [Brazil-PT]
  15. The Rio Times – August 13: Vila Autódromo Community Avoids Eviction by Matthew Elliott [Brazil-EN]
    CNN – August 5: Wrecking homes for an Olympic highway by Lianne Milton [USA-EN]
  16. CounterPunch – July 19: Why Rio Has Turned on the Olympics and World Cup by Michael Volpe [USA-EN]
  17. WBEZ Worldview / NPR – July 16: What Did Brazil’s Protests Accomplish? [RADIO] by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]
  18. The Nation – June 24: Brazil: Yes, Blame the Damn World Cup by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  19. Le Monde – June 20: Brésil: les manifestants restent mobilisés après le recul des autorités by Nicolas Bourcier [France-FR]
  20. The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – June 19, 2013: It’s Just the Beginning: Change Will Come to Brazil by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN] [Click here for full response and here for Portuguese translation]
  21. NPR Worldview – June 19: Protests in Brazil and Managing Europe’s Air Traffic [RADIO] by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]
  22. The Telegraph – June 18: Protesters flood Brazilian cities over World Cup spending by Donna Bowater [UK-EN]
  23. The Rio Times – June 18: Rio to Host 2014 TEDGlobal Conference by Chesney Hearst [Brazil-EN]
  24. Metro Moscow – June 17: Interview with Theresa Williamson by Elisabeth Braw [Russia-Russian]
  25. Metro Montreal – June 17: Devoted to Rio’s Favelas: An Interview with Theresa Williamson by Elisabeth Braw [Canada-French]
  26. Metro New York – June 17: World Cup Preparations are Harming City’s Culture: An Interview with Theresa Williamson by Elisabeth Braw [USA-English]
  27. De Tijd Zaterdag – June 15: Favelas Give Way for Sport in Rio by Katy Sherriff [Holland-Dutch]
  28. Yo Dona – June 8: Resistencia en las Favelas by Germán Aranda [Spain-Spanish]
  29. Luis Nassif – May 19: A história da urbanização de favelas no RJ (1897-1988) [Brazil-PT]
  30. Observatório das Metrópoles – May 13: RIO ON WATCH: despejos, gentrificação e deslocamento no Rio de Janeiro [Brazil-PT]
  31. RioReal – April 28: A new alliance for change in Rio: Casa Fluminense by Julia Michaels [Brazil-EN]
  32. The Narco News – April 24: Defending People’s Homes through Authentic Journalism by Felicity Clarke  [USA-EN]
  33. Places: The Design Observer – April 15: The Displacement Decathlon by Lawrence Vale & Annemarie [USA-EN]
  34. SBS Dateline – April 9: Reshaping Rio [VIDEO] by Yaara Bou Melhem [Australia-EN]
  35. CREA Distrito Federal – April 8: A História das Urbanizações nas Favelas: Segunda parte Favela-Bairro 1988-2008 by Catherine Osborn [Brazil-PT]
  36. CREA Distrito Federal – April 8: A História das Urbanizações nas Favelas: Primeira parte dos anos de 1897-1988 by Catherine Osborn [Brazil-PT]
  37. MTV3.fi – March 27: Olympic Rings Bulldoze Homes in Rio [TV] by Mari Karppinen [Finland-Finnish]
  38. Harper PR – March 19: Some Positive PR by Margaret Zygadlo [Canada-EN]
  39. Architectural Record – March 13: Beyond Architecture by Flavie Halais  [USA-EN]
  40. The Age – March 9: Flirting with danger by Frank Robson [Australia-EN]
  41. Luso Monitor – March 8: Do semba para o samba: duas realidades, o mesmo destino [Angola-PT]
  42. Rede Contra a Violência – March 5: Prefeitura continua trabalhando de pressão sobre moradores da Vila Autódromo [Brazil-PT]
  43. Revista Piauí – January: Os descontentes do porto by Claudia Antunes [Brazil-PT] [Click here for English translation]
  44. Blog A ludicidade da memória – January: Raízes lúdicas em solos históricos [Brazil-PT]

2012

  1. O Globo – November 24: Invasão estrangeira na favela by Thiago Jansen [Brazil-PT]
  2. O Globo – November 24: O que é que essa lage tem? by Thiago Jansen [Brazil-PT]
  3. Folha de São Paulo – October 4: Reassentamento não pode ser retrocesso no desenvolvimento das comunidades by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
  4. DETAIL – Autumn 2012: Statements from Rio de Janeiro by Theresa Williamson [Germany-EN]
  5. Urb.im – September 28: Catalytic Communities: Working to Protect Rio’s Favelas by Catalina Gomez [USA-EN]
  6. The Nation – September 17: Save Armando’s House from the Olympics by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  7. FM 4 Austria – September 10: London Olympics 2012: A look backwards… and forwards to Rio, Sochi, and the by-the-numbers legacy of the Olympics by Johnny Bliss [Austria-EN]
  8. Meia Hora – September 9: Eles são os ‘fiscais’ das favelas do Rio by Luiz Portilho
  9. Christian Science Monitor – August 22: Gentrification: a new word in Brazilian conversation by Julia Michaels [USA-EN]
  10. O Dia – August 19: Pela Internet, noticias das favelas para o mundo by Luisa Bustamante [Brazil-PT]
  11. Yahoo! Noticias – August 14: Em nome do futuro, o Rio esta destruindo o seu passado by Fernando Figueiredo Mello [Brazil-PT]
  12. UOL – August 13: NY Times critica Rio de Janeiro por despejo de moradores favelados para Olimpiadas 2016 [Brazil-PT]
  13. Destak Jornal – August 13: ‘NY Times’ critica remocoes em favela [Brazil-PT]
  14. Viomundo – August 13: Theresa Williamson e Maurício Hora: Em nome do futuro, Rio destroi o passado [Brazil-PT]
  15. The New York Times – August 12: In the Name of the Future, Rio Is Destroying Its Past by Theresa Williamson and Maurício Hora [USA-EN]
  16. The New York Times – August 12: Em nome do futuro, Rio está destruindo o passado by Theresa Williamson and Maurício Hora [USA-PT]
  17. Projeto Contém – August 8: Um olhar interessante sobre princípios sustentáveis nas favelas do Rio que passam despercebidos por serem orgânicos [Brazil-PT]
  18. The Rio Times – August 7: Vila Autódromo Resists with Plano Popular by Chesney Hearst [Brazil-EN]
  19. Chicagoano – August 4: Video: ‘Favela as a Sustainable Model’ by Sergio Barreto [USA-EN]
  20. Rio Real Blog – August 2: Gentrificação, a new word in Portuguese by Julia Michaels [Brazil-EN]
  21. WikiHouse/RIO – July 17: Film: Favela as a sustainable model [Brazil-EN]
  22. Incid – July 17: Favela como Modelo Sustentável by Canal Ibase [Brazil-PT]
  23. Mobilize – July 13: Bicicletas nas favelas do Rio: grupo discute próximos passos [Brazil-PT]
  24. TheCityFix Brasil – July 13: Próximos passos para promover bicicletas nas favelas do Rio [Brazil-PT]
  25. Direito a Moradia – July 11: Favela como modelo sustentável [Brazil-PT]
  26. Gringa Carioca – July 11: Green shoots in the favelas by Jennie Dodson [Brazil-EN]
  27. Blog Sustentável 2.0 – July 10: Documentário: Favela como Modelo Sustentável by Aline Kely [Brazil-PT]
  28. LECC – July 6: Propostas virtuais, resultados reais by Thayná Rodrigues [Brazil-PT]
  29. Blog stress.fm – July 2: CATALYTIC COMMUNITIES #rio #favelas #transições urbanas [Brazil-PT]
  30. Geostadia – June 27: Change of pace by Christopher Gaffney [Brazil-EN]
  31. The Rio Times – June 19: Rio+20 Events in Favela Communities by Lisa Molinari e Melissa Rosi [Brazil-EN]
  32. Next American City – June 18: Dispatches from Rio: The Favela and the High-Rise by Diana Lind [USA-EN]
  33. Ecos – June 15: Propostas virtuais, resultados reais by Thayná Rodrigues [Brazil-PT]
  34. Blog Ecozinho – June 13: Convite Comunidades Catalisadoras na Rio+20 by Brasa do Sardinha [Brazil-PT]
  35. Next American City – June: Extreme Makeover by Greg Scruggs [USA-EN]
  36. Huffington Post – May 23: Rio Favelas: Land Titles Issued to Brazil Slum Residents (PHOTOS) by Juliana Barbassa [USA-EN]
  37. Blog Ecozinho – May 20: Comunidade do Rio servirá de exemplo em conferência da ONU by Brasa do Sardinha [Brazil-PT]
  38. Rio Chromatic – May 7: Integration Headlines by Julie Ruvolo [USA-EN]
  39. ReVista (Harvard Review of Latin America) – May: Preparing for the Olympics: A Tale of Two Favelas by Jake Cummings [USA-EN]
  40. TV Brasil – May 1: Comunidade do Rio servirá de exemplo da conferência da ONU [Brazil-PT]
  41. Empresa Brasil de Comunicação – April 30: Vídeo de comunidade do Rio de Janeiro será exibido na Rio+20 [Brazil-PT]
  42. The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – April 3: Brazil is Missing an Opportunity to Invest in the Favelas by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  43. Opinião e Notícia – April 3: As Olimpíadas e seus muitos problemas [Brazil-PT]
  44. The New York Times ‘Room for Debate’ – April 2: Are the Olympics More Trouble Than They’re Worth? by Theresa Williamson [USA-EN]
  45. Envolverde – March 27: ONG mostrará exemplos de práticas sustentáveis adotadas em favelas cariocas na Rio+20 [Brazil-PT]
  46. Agência Brasil – March 25: ONG mostrará exemplos de práticas sustentáveis adotadas em favelas cariocas durante evento paralelo à Rio+20 by Thais Leitão [Brazil-PT]
  47. Curta o Curta – March 23: ComCat convida lideranças comunitárias para compor vídeo para Rio+20 [Brazil-PT]
  48. Comunicação para o Desenvolvimento do Brasil – March 23: Vídeos comunitários para Rio+20 by Cris Fernandes Souza [Brazil-PT]
  49. Edge of Sports Radio – March 23: Live Interview with Theresa Williamson (@18:25) by Dave Zirin [USA-EN]
  50. Portal Rio+20 – March 13: Atividade autogestionada com as favelas para a Cúpula dos Povos Rio+20 by Comunidades Catalisadoras [Brazil-PT]
  51. The Rio Times – March 6: Rio’s Olympic Legacy and Vila Autódromo by Luke Milner [Brazil-EN]
  52. The New York Times – March 4: Rio Relocates for 2016 [Video] by Jimmy Chalk and Simon Romero [USA-EN]
  53. NewsTalk Ireland – March 2: The Right to Remain in Silence: Documentary follows police attempts to clear gangs from Rio’s favelas [Radio] by Sarah O’Sullivan [Ireland-EN]
  54. Media Global News – February 21: Pinheirinho eviction raises concern over costs of development by Camille Rogine [United Nations-EN]
  55. NPR Worldview – January 6: As Rio prepares for the 2016 Olympics many residents of the city’s favelas are evicted from their homes [Radio] by Jerome McDonnell [USA-EN]

2011

  1. CounterPunch – December 31: Now It’s Rio’s Turn: Why the Olympic Games are Always Wars on the Poor by Michael Volpe [USA-EN]
  2. The Rio Times – December 13: World Cup and Olympic Report Alleges Human Rights Violations by Sarah de Sainte Croix [Brazil-EN]
  3. CBC Radio Canada – October 16: Rio’s Secretary of Housing Met by Protests in Vila Autódromo (Radio) by Connie Watson [Canada-EN]
  4. Al Jazeera The Stream – October 11: Favela residents face eviction for World Cup and Olympics prep (VIDEO) [USA-EN]
  5. Meu Rio – November 8: Como fortalecer mecanismos de prestação de contas na formulação e execução de políticas públicas de uma região metropolitana como a do Rio? by Theresa Williamson [Brazil-PT]
  6. Ethical Traveler – September 1: Brazilians Losing Homes, Jobs in Lead-Up to World Cup and Olympics by Katia Savchuk [EN]
  7. Witness Blog – August 10: Forced Evictions Training in Rio: Social Activism as Samba by Mary Allison Joseph [USA-EN]
  8. The Rio Times – August 9: Catalytic Communities Raffles Free Trip to Rio by Jake Cummings [Brazil-EN]
  9. The Independent – July 30: Rio’s favela dwellers to be displaced in the rush to be ready by Sam Green [UK-EN]
  10. Revista O Globo – June 12: Perfil: Theresa Williamson by Fabio Brisolla [Brasil-PT]
  11. La Presse – June 2: Les indésirables du sport spectacle by Serge Boire [Canada-FR]
  12. American Institute of Architects NY Chapter – May 18: Better City/Better Life: South-North Initiative
  13. Games Monitor – May 12: Rio favela advocate removed from office by Julian Cheyne [UK-EN]
  14. The Rio Times – May 10: Favelas Moved for World Cup and Olympics [Brazil-EN]
  15. Marie Claire – February 24: Braving New Worlds: Why Career Women Are Moving Abroad by Abigail Pesta [USA-EN]

2010

  1. Agência de Notícias das Favelas – October 31: Produção e Edição Audiovisual para Lideranças Comunitárias by Sarah Duarte [Brazil-PT]
  2. Caxias Digital – October 30: Curso para Lideranças Comunitárias: Produção e Edição Audio Visual [Brazil-PT]
  3. Blog Street Beggar – July 29: Oficina de Montagem e Edição de Vídeo no CDI com Coletivo Anti Cinema by Saulo Nicolai [Brazil-PT]
  4. Link Estadão – June 5: “Greenbook” by Fernando Martines [Brazil-PT]
  5. Portal Aprendiz – May 13: Curso capacita líderes comunitários em ferramentas virtuais de comunicação [Brazil-PT]
  6. Blog Pensar Eco é Lógico – May 3: Atenção: acaba de chegar ao Brasil a WiserEarth.org (rede de sustentabilidade) by Érica Sena [Brazil-PT]

2009

  1. Rio Gringa – October 31: Ensuring a Powerful Legacy for Rio’s Favelas by Rachel Glickhouse [Brazil-EN]
  2. Christina Jordan – October 28: Because We Can by Christina Jordan [USA-EN]
  3. Global Girl Blog – October 26: Vote to Ensure a Powerful Olympic Legacy by Amanda Earley [Brazil-EN]
  4. Igneous Quill Blog – October 25: Igneous Quill Blog @ CatComm’s Olympic Effort by Adam Gonneman [Brazil-EN]
  5. Rio Gringa – October 14: Olympics Watchdog: Part II by Rachel Glickhouse [Brazil-EN]
  6. WiserEarth Blog – October 5: WiserEarth Blogs About CatComm’s New Site by Kerry Vineberg [USA-EN]
  7. Global Girl Blog – August 25: How Do Development Solutions Get Lost? by Amanda Earley [USA-EN]
  8. MBA in the USA – May 7: How to Craft Your Own MBA Internship by Grayson Jones Leverentz [USA-EN]
  9. Cyber Café @ Malden Square Community Resource List – January 1: Catalytic Communities by Clarie [USA-EN]

2008

  1. A Rede – August: Gestores Comunitários Ligados em Rede by Juliana Rocha Barroso [Brazil-PT]
  2. Brazilian National Radio – September 15: CatComm Call for Projects: Interview with Theresa Williamson by Denise Viola [Brazil-PT]
  3. Michael Herman – March 2: The Casa Experiment: Mission Accomplished, Next Steps by Michael Herman [USA-EN]

2007

  1. Global Mindshift – January 12: CatComm Featured as “Mindshift” Organization by Global Mindshift [USA-EN]

2006

  1. The Tech Awards – November 15: CatComm Wins Tech Award [USA-EN]
  2. RETS – October 13: Para Compartilhar (interview with Theresa Williamson) by Joana Moscatelli [Brazil-PT]
  3. CBN Radio – August 8: Who Said Solutions Come Only From Above? (Radio) by André Urani [Brazil-PT]
  4. The World Urban Forum – June 23: Casa Technology Centre as Community Action Hub as “1 of 70 Actionable Ideas on Urban Sustainability by UN Habitat [United Nations-EN]

2005

  1. SocialEdge – December 20-22: The Social Entrepreneur from Rio (part 2/3 and 3/3) by Victor d’Allant [USA-EN]
  2. American Collegiate Schools of Planning – October: CatComm Dissertation Wins Planning Award [USA-EN]
  3. Prix Ars Eletrônica – May: CatComm Receives Prix Ars Honorable Mention [USA-EN]

2004

  1. Estado de São Paulo – June 11: ONG contra pobreza vira tese de doutorado nos EUA by Paulo Sotero [Brazil-PT]
  2. Swarthmore College Magazine – January 12: 50 Alumni to Watch by Carol Brvart-Demm [USA-EN]

2002

  1. TV Globo – October 20: Tomorrow’s Star [TV] by Marcelo Barreto [Brazil-PT]
  2. Bicuda Community Radio – July 27: ComCat on Bicuda Community Radio by Wallace Hermann [Brazil-PT]
  3. Revista do Terceiro Setor – March 1: Melhorando a Gestão Através do Benchmarking by Dalberto Adulis [Brazil-PT]
  4. Haaretz – February 5: Globalization–The Alternative the Net Offers by Uri Pasowski [Israel-Hebrew]
  5. Wired – January 30: Forum: It’s the Society, Stupid by Paulo Reblo [Brazil-EN]
  6. Revista do Terceiro Setor – January 26: Catalisação via Internet (interview with Theresa Williamson) by Graciela Selaiman [Brazil-PT]

2001

  1. The Link – December: Dissertation Focuses on Bridging the Digital Divide [USA-EN]
  2. O P@ndeiro – March 31: O Site Comunidades Catalisadoras by Marcos Alvito [Brazil-PT]
  3. Bethesda Chevy Chase Gazette – February: “Catalytic Communities,” by Jeff Allanach [US-EN]