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by Community Contributors

Community Organizations Work with Energy Giant Enel to Promote Energy Efficiency

By Marcyllene Santos • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • May 3, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Center for Critical Studies […]

*Highlight

Energy Efficiency: Never Seen It, Never Ate It, and Least of All Heard of It!

By Aline Marieta • Translation by Pilar Boyero • April 23, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. Have you heard of energy efficiency? This was one of the main questions asked to the […]

*Highlight

Green Roofs or Air Conditioning in Parque Arará? Studies Show the Potential of Green Roofs in Rio’s Favelas [VIDEO]

By Luis Cassiano Silva • Translation by Clau Guimarães, Gianna Giordani, Malena Galuccio • February 24, 2021

 Clique aqui para Português This video report (with English subtitles) is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the […]

Original artwork by David Amen
*Highlight

Waste is Gold: Energy Recovery as a Solution for the Favelas [OPINION]

By Cléber Araujo • Translation by Cormac Whitney Low • February 4, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series about energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas.  Every day, tons of garbage are collected by vehicles from waste collection utility COMLURB in Rio […]

SOS Gramacho project. Photo by Daiana Contini.
*Highlight

Sustainable Favelas’ 3rd Annual Meet-Up, Part 6: Solid Waste & Favela-University Manifesto

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin • December 29, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the sixth article in a series covering the events of the 3rd Annual Full-Network Meet-Up of the Sustainable Favela Network, which took place online on November 7, 2020.  The Sustainable […]

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