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Rio’s New ‘Extreme Rainfall Vulnerability Index’, Rio 60ºC, Shows 600,000 Homes at High Risk of Landslides or Flooding

By Felipe Lucena • Translation by A.M. Oliver • May 16, 2025

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Felipe Lucena published in Diário do Rio, click here.  Morro dos Prazeres and Rocinha are among the areas identified in a study developed by Ambiental Media […]

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Sustainable Favela Network Launches Groundbreaking ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition on May 3, Kicking Off Museums Month [RELEASE]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Staff • April 30, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The Relationship Between Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas, Climate and Nature is the Theme of the Complete ‘Favela Climate Memory’ Exhibition, Bringing an Extensive Timeline, Unprecedented Data and Unique Testimonials From 10 […]

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Rio de Janeiro’s Second Largest Favela, Rio das Pedras, Claims Space at the Center of Favela History Through ‘Territories of Memory’ Event

By Wellington Melo • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • December 12, 2024

Clique aqui para Português On November 23, community news outlet Lume Agency held an in-depth event on memory at the CAIC Euclides da Cunha secondary school in Rio das Pedras, Rio de Janeiro’s second largest […]

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Get to Know Candidates from Favelas for Rio de Janeiro’s City Council

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kincaid Cummings • October 3, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The city of Rio de Janeiro has 5,009,373 registered voters, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), out of an estimated 6,211,223 people, based on the 2022 national census. […]

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Rio de Janeiro’s Militias and State Power, Part 1: The Alarming and Little Reported Underbelly of Rio’s Elections

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Adrian Hooper • April 17, 2024

Clique aqui para Português Originally published in Portuguese in 2020, this is part one of a two-part article that discusses the expansion of the state-sanctioned power of vigilante police militias in the Rio de Janeiro […]

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