Fala Roça

Fala Roça was born out of the initiative of a group of young people from Rocinha, a favela in the south of Rio de Janeiro. They took part in creative activities run by the Network Agency for Youth, whose aim was to think of young people as the protagonists of their desires and achievements. The first printed version of Fala Roça was launched in May 2013, a month before the June Journeys of that year, marked by popular demonstrations across the country.

Source: AJOR

Last updated date:

Location:

Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil

Year the organization started publishing:

2013

Languages:

Portuguese

Type of coverage:

Hyperlocal

Area of coverage:

Favela da Rocinha, na zona sul da cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Editorial coverage:

Generalist, focused on multiple topics

Type of content produced by theme:

Science

Education

Environment

Politics

Technology

Sports

Economy and business

Health and well-being

Entertainment and culture

Law and crime

Society and human rights

Entrepreneurship

Economy and finance

Gender

Feminism

LGBTIQ+

Ethnic minorities

Religious minorities

DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility

Migration

Journalism genres:

Reviews

Interviews and reporting

Information services

Opinion

Investigative journalism

Journalism coverage types and techniques:

Breaking news

Live coverage of events

Data journalism

Solutions or constructive journalism

Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism

Explanatory journalism

Collaborative journalism

Fact-checking

Curated/aggregated content

Tech platforms and other mediums used:

Website

Messaging service

Social media platforms

YouTube

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Tiktok

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:

18,000

Twitter number of followers:

4,195

Instagram number of followers:

13,400

YouTube number of followers:

Founders

Female:

Male:

Founders:

Raquel Magalhães, Graciane Firmino, Michele Silva, Michel Silva, Fabrício Souza

Directors:

Michel Silva, Monique Silva

Team

Full-time employees:

Part-time employees:

Freelancers or consultants:

Volunteers:

Organization tax status:

Non-profit

All revenue sources reported by media leaders:

Grants

Grants or investment from philanthropic organisations

Grants from Google

Grants from foreign governments

Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities

The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:

Grants

The second most important revenue source reported:

Audience support / reader revenue

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue

Publishes the names of donors

Doesn’t have an ethics policy / manual

Doesn’t have a data privacy policy

Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy

Doesn’t have a complaints policy

Doesn’t have a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy

Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association

Publishes up to date information about its team

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Fala Roça

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Team

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