Clique aqui para Português Summer is approaching in Brazil and with it come searing temperatures upwards of 40 degrees Celsius. However, not all areas in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region will experience this heat to […]
Clique aqui para Português During the month of September 2015, a team of engineers, masons, and workers in Vale Encantado began the construction of the community’s second biodigester, this one designed as the first step towards a sewage treatment […]
Clique aqui para Português Community-based sustainability projects are an integral part of the rich history of the community of Morro da Formiga. Located in the North Zone of the city, Formiga borders the vast Tijuca Forest and […]
Clique aqui para Português The first Green Coast (Costa Verde) Community Tourism Meeting took place in the caiçara (traditional fishing) community of Tarituba in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, from July 23 to 25. The meeting was […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday August 15, members of the community project Providência Sustentável (Sustainable Providência) organized an event to repaint the historic central staircase in Morro da Providência, Brazil’s first favela. Starting early […]