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Health Connection: Fiocruz Launches Innovative Project to Fight …

WEBClique aqui para Português. This is our most recent article on Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas.. On August 19, an online discussion took place to mark the …

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Water is a Human Right: Understanding the Impact of Brazil's

WEBIn May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to …

Category:  Health Go Health

Health Inequalities and their Political Implications in Rio de Janeiro

WEBThis article gives a short overview of that paper’s findings and conclusions. In order to measure health inequality across the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, we …

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Maps Show Racial Segregation in Rio de Janeiro

WEBThe maps provide a compelling visual representation of the racial inequalities that exist in the city. The concentration of whites in rich areas and blacks in …

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Analyzing Public Health in Brazil

WEBAnalyzing Public Health in Brazil. Calls for FIFA-standard hospitals and public health care have been universal in the Brazilian protests and it is indeed …

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Research Warns About the Impact of Evictions on Residents’ Health

WEBIn May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Troubling State of Sanitation in Rio

WEBHistoric lack of investment. Despite studies indicating that for every R$1 spent in sanitation, R$4 are saved in healthcare, there has been a historic lack of …

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Solutions From the Favelas: How Residents Are Acting

WEBClique aqui para Português. This is the seventh article in what will be a spotlighted issue on RioOnWatch for the foreseeable future: the new coronavirus as it …

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The Challenge of Mental Health in Rio's Favelas

WEBUnfortunately, adequate mental health treatment is often replaced by quick-and-easy medication practices. Rivotril, a calming prescription drug, is sold at low prices …

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Seven Revealing Indicators of Rio de Janeiro’s Inequality

WEBClique aqui para Português. In July, the Casa Fluminense research and action group working on metropolitan-scale policies in Rio de Janeiro, released its latest …

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CocôZap: Employing Social Media and Citizen-Generated

WEBIn May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Degradation of Rio de Janeiro's Urban Wetlands, Part 2: …

WEBIn May 2010, Catalytic Communities launched what was originally Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (hence RioOnWatch), a program to bring visibility to …

Category:  Health Go Health

Favela Psychologists Join Up for LIVE: ‘Mental Health in Favelas …

WEBClique aqui para Português. This is our latest article on Covid-19 and its impacts on favelas and in the series of Teach-Ins on Covid-19 in favelas.. On May 11, …

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Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Rio’s Longstanding Water

WEBLong-neglected water and sewerage issues in Brazil’s favelas have gained new attention amid the global Covid-19 crisis. In Rio de Janeiro, where over 24% of the …

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Rio, the Reluctant Metropolis: Introduction to the Baixada …

WEBThe characterization of the Baixada Fluminense as a violent and poverty-ridden periphery fails to recognize the economic, historic, and cultural significance of the …

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A Year of Violent Tragedy Through Human Stories: 2017 in

WEBMarta, a woman with big dark eyes and only a few gray hairs to show for her 81 years of age, developed a new hobby last year, beyond her obsession with soap …

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The Pandemic of Hunger in Rio's Favelas: A Struggle Between …

WEBCommunity grassroots movements believe that the policy of death perpetrated against favelas is explicit and operates a sinister game of chess: you either …

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