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‘I Was Up All Night, Like Every Summer’: Storm Deepens Climate Anxiety and Sparks Outrage Among Favela Residents Across Greater Rio de Janeiro, Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By • Translation by • April 14, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s ongoing #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. Year after year, the problem persists: […]

Assault rifle seized by the Federal Police, in Inhaúma, in Rio's North Zone (Polícia Federal/FotosPúblicas.com)
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War on Assault Rifles

By • Translation by • January 12, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Between January and September 2016, more than 220 assault rifles were taken out of circulation in Rio’s Metropolitan Region. The large number of seizures transformed the rifle into a priority for the […]