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The Post-disaster Landscapes of Rio’s Mountain Range

By Caroline Whistler • February 26, 2011

It had been raining for over a month, more than we were supposed to receive in São Paulo for the entire Summer. But Rio had it worse. More than 61cm had fallen in the mountainous […]

Rocinha, Rain and Removals

By Gabriel Ribeiro • Translation by Mason Hacker • May 11, 2010

Clique aqui para Português The rains that fell upon Rio de Janeiro demonstrated a reality brought to the surface by a storm. Thousands of people had their homes buried, lost their relatives, and because of […]