Clique aqui para Português During the first few months of 2019, the city of Rio de Janeiro experienced two major rainfall events that led to a total of 17 deaths and left hundreds homeless. With […]
Clique aqui para Português Time goes by, and those in Rio de Janeiro’s government continue to insist upon announcing grand schemes for the favelas. This time it’s a “grand boulevard” in the South Zone favela […]
Clique aqui para Português Landslides and flooding as a result of heavy rains are nothing new, especially for Rio de Janeiro. But over the past years, the situation has gotten visibly worse. While increasing climate […]
Clique aqui para Português On June 8, the group Rocinha Sem Fronteiras (“Rocinha Without Borders”) invited Renata Souza (PSOL)—state representative and president of the Human Rights Commission of the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly […]
Clique aqui para Português On May 30, the eighth session of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Flooding took place at Rio’s City Council. CPI president Tarcísio Motta (PSOL), rapporteur Renato Cinco (PSOL), committee […]