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Amazon rainforest on fire near Rio Branco, in Porto Velho, Brazilian state of Rondônia. FC: Christian Braga/Greenpeace

Brazilians Are More Concerned With Climate Change than US or Ireland, Across Political and Socioeconomic Categories, Report Finds

By Enrico Fedi • March 12, 2022

On March 9, 2022, the Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio), in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Ipec Inteligência, organized an online event to communicate […]

Realengo residents protest against the occupation of the place with condominiums. Photo by: Roberto Moreyra/Roberto Moreyra

After Long Dispute, Green Space Project ‘100% Realengo Park’ is Approved

By Pilar Boyero • February 25, 2021

Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent 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 human rights and […]

Beware of Poorly Vetted ‘Sustainability Certifications’: Brazil’s Palm Oil Industry

By Rachel Mucha • April 12, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Here on RioOnWatch we regularly report on land rights struggles in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. With this focus in mind, on occasion we may publish articles such as this one, highlighting […]