Clique aqui para Português On Sunday April 10, residents of Horto, located within and around Rio de Janeiro’s Botanical Garden in the South Zone, held a protest against the removal of their community of 621 families. […]
Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, March 27, the community of Horto, located within the boundaries of Rio de Janeiro’s Botanical Garden in Rio’s South Zone, once again took to the streets to protest against […]
In our last article on rising temperatures in Rio de Janeiro, we discussed heat islands and the unequal distribution of extreme heat throughout the metropolitan area. Recently, Rio de Janeiro gained notoriety as the Latin American city that will be […]
Clique aqui para Português Since the decision of the Federal Minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixera, in May last year to redefine the limits of Rio’s Botanical Gardens and remove 520 families from Horto, residents have actively […]
For the original in Portuguese in O Dia click here. Uproar as the first repossessions commence in the area disputed by 621 families. Rio–The Brazilian Federal Government may reconsider the issue of occupation in the Jardim Botânico […]