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THANK YOU Final wrap-up of @RioONWire! Thanks readers for sensitive reporting on favelas. Stay connected @RioOnWatch https://t.co/qqggDmDp1F

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CONTEXT 'Favela Stories': Personal Stories from Residents of #ComplexoDaMaré https://t.co/CAjZp36spX

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ANALYSIS #Maré is composed of 16 #favelas that extend between two main highways, home to approximately 140k people https://t.co/7UW0DFTIcB

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BACKGROUND @MareVive was born out of the 15-month-long military occupation of #Maré beginning in April 2014 https://t.co/wYF5v8hs4U

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BACKGROUND One key actor is @MareVive (Maré Lives), a collective that monitors state violence & registers memory https://t.co/ILp490Q3oa

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BACKGROUND Despite often in mainstream media reports on urban violence, #Maré is home to a dynamic civil society https://t.co/KrWItOKdkD

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CONTEXT Virtuous Cycles of Development: Maré Speaks for Itself https://t.co/6aulBpPfU4 @MareVive

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VIDEO Ownership of Brazilian #mainstream #media is dominated by a few wealthy families https://t.co/vSKyMG9HPx

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BACKGROUND The @JornaldaMare congress emerged in response to #favela repression & censorship of #communitymedia https://t.co/aqTB0EN9Np

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BACKGROUND On August 27th, many gathered at a @JornaldaMare congress in #MuseuDaMaré to discuss #communitymedia https://t.co/BmNZlDhhCZ

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RIOONWATCH #Favela Journalists Share Perspectives in First Community Communication Congress https://t.co/pt2bbgAtaW

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RioONWire August 31. Yesterday saw #favela residents denounce #police #violence during the #Olympics & #BandeirantesJá fundraising campaign

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IMAGE Gabriel, 17, says the project’s made him more mature and taught him how to deal with responsibilities

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IMAGE “Outsiders see crime when they look at us. We want to show there are human beings living here”— Débora Vieira

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BACKGROUND Founded by Débora Vieira, #BandeirantesJá is an educational institution for youth between ages 3-21 https://t.co/Nt0A355Pu2

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IMAGES #BandeirantesJá is located in #CésarMaia, a 22-year-old #publichousing complex in the West Zone of Rio https://t.co/AogNVS2a8R

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BACKGROUND #BandeirantesJá Project Sets Example for Grassroots #Education in #CésarMaia https://t.co/awf7MPEqAc

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BACKGROUND The #BandeirantesJá campaign still needs another $1,858 to reach its $5,682 goal

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FUNDRAISING #BandeirantesJá is holding a crowdfunding campaign through September 1st to construct its new building https://t.co/fGsIRs2hpZ

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CONTEXT How lethal #police operations are #Rio2016's security legacy https://t.co/fdbwqjmW7k @anistiabrasil