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World Energy Week: Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network Holds Meetings and Participates in Public Hearing for a Just Transition at the National Congress in Brasília [RELEASE]

Clique aqui para Português THE DELEGATION OF 19 COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS REPRESENTING FAVELAS WITH 1.2 MILLION RESIDENTS HEADS TO BRASÍLIA FOR ENERGY JUSTICE On May 27-29, World Energy Week, a delegation of 26 members of Rio […]

Public Hearing ‘The Human Right to Water: High Fees and No Water?’ Tackles Water Security in Rio de Janeiro

By Rafael Lopes • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • December 15, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The frequent problems related to water access faced by residents of Greater Rio de Janeiro were debated during a recent public hearing entitled “The Human Right to Water: High Fees and […]

Public Fills Rio de Janeiro City Council to Demand the Community Land Trust in the City’s Master Plan and Discuss City Hall’s Exclusion of Urban Policy Instruments

By Julio Santos Filho, Leonardo Coelho • Translation by Cristina Fornara, Felicity Clarke, Nicholas Miller • April 30, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The Rio de Janeiro City Council Chambers were filled past capacity the first two Wednesdays in April as over 120 people mobilized for the right to housing. Filling both the galleries […]

Launch of Parliamentary Front for Climate Justice. Left to right: Marina do MST, Carlos Minc, Professor Josemar, Flávio Serafini, Yuri Moura, and Renata Souza. Photo: Vinícius Ribeiro

Parliamentary Front for Climate Justice Launch at Rio’s Legislative Assembly Debates Environmental Racism and Public Policies in Favelas

By Vinícius Ribeiro • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 31, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On the evening of Monday, March 13, the Parliamentary Front for Climate Justice was launched at the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (ALERJ) with the aim of promoting dialogue between […]

Environmental Racism Laid Bare in São Gonçalo as Alcântara Public School Closed Indefinitely After Repeated February Floods

By Amanda Ares • Translation by Aaron Scott • February 17, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This is our latest article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on water issues and the LGBTQIAP+ […]