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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

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 […]

SOS! Residents of ‘Trendy’ Vidigal Favela Once Again Threatened with Forced Evictions: Environmental Racism and State Neglect in the Face of Extreme Weather Events [IMAGES]

By Barbara Nascimento • Translation by Cristina Fornara, Nicholas Miller • March 26, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On February 6, 2019, a storm fell over Rio de Janeiro in the late afternoon and lasted until dawn. According to the final report following the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) […]

Carmem Camerino speaks by the Jacarezinho River about the annual pattern of flooding in the area. Photo: Bárbara Dias

‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • March 13, 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 […]

Rio de Janeiro’s Global Climate Strike Manifesto in English: A Call for Action from the City on Climate Change—Climate Disasters Have an Address and a Color

By Global Climate Strike RJ • Translation by Staff • March 12, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On March 3, 2023, civil society organizations in Rio de Janeiro united for a local response as part of the Global Climate Strike and held an event in Manguinhos and Jacarezinho […]

In Rio de Janeiro, the First Week of February Brought More Rain Than Expected for the Month. Who Suffers From Climate Change? The Favelas! #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Julio Santos Filho, Vinícius Ribeiro • Translation by Felicity Clarke • February 19, 2023

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It’s also part of a […]