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Month: December 2019

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Rio’s Landslide Mitigation Tactics, Part 2: Potential Improvement Via Acoustic Emissions

By Abby Hanna • December 22, 2019

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 […]

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Up to 30% of Rocinha Residents Risk Eviction if Government Re-Urbanization Plan Goes Ahead

By Camilla Piccolo • December 19, 2019

On December 14, a group of 30 residents from the favela of Rocinha, located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, met at the local Parish of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem. Most were worried. Many […]

#EvictionsWatch

Public Hearing Addresses Demolitions in Vidigal, Provides Few Answers to Residents

By Tara Nelson • December 12, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, December 5, the Rio de Janeiro City Council‘s Special Commission for the Right to Adequate Housing held a public hearing with residents of the South Zone favela of Vidigal, […]

*Highlight

What Future is Rio de Janeiro Building with its Current Public Security Policies? [OPINION]

By Carla Souza • Translation by Ben Bildsten • December 10, 2019

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 […]

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M.A.L.O.C.A. Arts and Crafts for Mental Health and Income Generation Empower Women of Caxias [PROFILE]

By Camilla Piccolo • December 6, 2019

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 […]

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