External Resources

FREQUENTLY UPDATED NEWS & OPINION FROM RIO IN ENGLISH:

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

COMMUNITY PAGES ON FACEBOOK:

Vila Autódromo – Vila Autódromo community Facebook page [PT]
Coletivo Papo Reto – Complexo do Alemão media collective [PT]
Jornal VOZ DAS COMUNIDADES – Complexo do Alemão community newspaper [PT]
Complexo Alemão – Complexo do Alemão community Facebook page [PT]
O Cidadão Comunicação Comunitária – Complexo da Maré community newspaper [PT]
Maré Vive – Complexo da Maré community Facebook page [PT]
Favela Fiscal – Complexo da Maré community Facebook page [PT]
Vila Cruzeiro – Vila Cruzeiro (Penha) community Facebook page [PT]
Vila Cruzeiro – R.J. – Vila Cruzeiro (Penha) community Facebook page [PT]
Complexo da Penha Notícias – Complexo da Penha community Facebook page [PT]
Complexo da Penha – Complexo da Penha community Facebook page [PT]
CDD Acontece – Cidade de Deus community newspaper [PT]
Jornal VOZ DA BAIXADA – News from Baixada Fluminense [PT]
Fala Manguinhos – Manguinhos community Facebook page [PT]
Forum Social de Manguinhos – Manguinhos community Facebook page [PT]
AMaréVê – Complexo da Maré youth-led communication portal [PT]
Vila Kennedy RJ – Vila Kennedy community Facebook page [PT]
Fala Roça – Rocinha community newspaper [PT]
Viva Rocinha – Rocinha community online news portal [PT]
Favela em Foco – Multimedia collective [PT]
Forum de Juventudes de Rio de Janeiro – Youth forum with high favela resident participation [PT]
Nóspornós – Facebook page for Forum de Juventudes’ police-tracking app [PT]

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

COMMUNITY VOICES ON TWITTER:

COMMUNITY-MANAGED BLOGS & SITES:

Observatório de Favelas – City-wide favela research and mapping, based in Maré [PT]
Imagens do Povo – Community-based photographers document daily life [PT]
Favela em Foco – Multimedia collective [PT]
Pela Moradia – Housing advocacy [PT]
Voz das Comunidades – Complexo do Alemão community newspaper [PT]
Coletivo Papo Reto – Complexo do Alemão community news [PT]
O Cotidiano – Rio-wide favela news [PT]
O Cidadão – Maré community newspaper [PT]
Favela Da Rocinha – Rocinha [PT]

CITIZEN, NGO & ALTERNATIVE MEDIA PERSPECTIVES:

Rio de Janeiro Popular Committee on the World Cup & Olympics (Comitê Popular-Rio) [PT]
Meu Rio – Rio de Janeiro citizens campaigning website [PT]
Blog da Raquel Rolnik – by Raquel Rolnik, former UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing based in São Paulo [PT]
VivaFavela – Favela-based correspondents report on a range of topics [PT]
Agência de Notícias da Favela – Favela news [PT]
A Pública – Investigative News Agency [PT]
Piratininga – Journalist collective news site [PT]
A Nova Democracia – YouTube New Channel featuring videos by Patrick Granja [PT]
Vozerio – Independent media platform focused on issues affecting Metropolitan Rio [PT]
GatoMídia – Media collective of youth from Rio’s low-income communities [PT]
Mariachi – Media-activist collective [PT]
MídiaNINJA – Decentralized communication and investigative journalism network [PT]
Mídia Coletiva – Collective of media-activists [PT]
Mídia Informal – Independent Rio news Facebook page [PT]

DATA:

Data_Labe – Favela data database
Armazém de Dados – IPP (Rio Urban Planning Institute) database
UrbanData – UERJ data repository for urban statistics
IETS – Labor and Society Research Institute conducts extensive research in to Rio’s favelas
Inequality Mapping – Produced by Casa Fluminense (2013)
Favela Topography – Brazil topographic comparison of favelas nationwide
Mega-Events and Human Rights Violations in Rio de Janeiro Dossier – The latest version (November 2015) of the Comitê Popular’s human rights dossier series

MAPS:

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

LAWS:

International Treaties on Housing Rights – List of international treaties that touch on housing rights [EN]
Public housing contract – Typical Minha Casa Minha Vida public housing contract [PT]

OFFICIAL PERSPECTIVES:

FavelaLivre – Favela-based news from O Globo newspaper [PT]
Rio2016 – City’s official Olympics site [EN]
Olympic City – City website on infrastructure works for the Olympics [EN]
Rio 2016 Transparency Portal – Official website of the Brazilian government on spending and project updates [PT]
Olympics Study Center – UAB – Includes PDFs describing various aspects of the Olympics [EN]
Olympic.org – Official Olympic movement site [EN]
FIFA – Official FIFA World Cup site [EN]

ACADEMIC SOURCES:

Laboratory of Community Communications – UFRJ [PT]
Laboratory of Urban Conflicts – Database of urban conflicts since 1993 w/ maps by IPPUR, UFRJ’s urban planning department [PT]
MIT paper on Displacement in Atlanta 1996 vs. Rio 2016 (2013) [EN]
Alternative Masterplan for 2016 Olympics Games Site [EN]

INACTIVE / ARCHIVED SITES:

Geostadia – by Dr. Chris Gaffney, geographer, fan activist, journalist & professor at Federal Fluminense University [EN]
Fórum Comunitário do Porto – Port area citizens w/ focus on Providência favela [PT]
Vidiga! – Vidigal arts & culture [PT]
A Segunda Cidade – Favela activist posts through 2012 [PT]
SOS Comunidades – Evictions in 2010 [PT]
Entenda Favela – Daniel Plá’s favela posts [PT]
Famaliá – Popular and traditional cultures Brazil-wide news [PT]