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During the first few months of 2019, the city of Rio de Janeiro experienced two major rainfall events that led to a total of 17 deaths and left hundreds homeless. With sequential rain disasters becoming increasingly […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the sixth article in a year-long partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University to produce a series of monthly favela-sourced human rights and environment […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: M.A.L.O.C.A. (Alternative and Organized Liberation Movement for Citizenship and Social Support) Contact: Facebook | Instagram […]
Clique aqui para Português The sun shone down on the hills of Complexo do Alemão, on Saturday, November 30, putting an end to a week of rain for the group of favelas in the North […]
Initiative: CocôZap Contact: Website | Blog |Facebook | Twitter Year Founded: 2017 Community: Complexo da Maré Mission: To make the debate over basic sanitation in favelas more accessible through direct citizen action in data production, […]