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‘It’s a Right! Without Water, We’ll Die’: World Water Day Protest Demands the Right to Water in the Favelas of Greater Rio

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Aaron Scott • March 27, 2025

Clique aqui para Português On March 20, just days before World Water Day, popular movements and members of civil society gathered in front of private water utility Águas do Rio to demand the right to […]

*Highlight

World Water Day 2024: Rio’s Favelas Report Worsening of Service Since Privatization [VIDEO]

By Luiza de Andrade • Translation by Staff • March 22, 2024

 Clique aqui para Português On this World Water Day, March 22, 2024, this video-report with English subtitles brings testimonials from residents of various communities, showing that access to and the quality of water have […]

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This World Water Week, Discover Insights from Four Favelas Facing Growing Water and Electricity Challenges, at the Final Launch of the ‘Water and Energy Justice in Favelas’ Report

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Aaron Scott • March 18, 2024

Clique aqui para Português March 18, 2024—Last month, communities affiliated with the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)* and the Favelas Unified Dashboard (PUF)* held the final local data launch from the report “Water and Energy Justice […]

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Public Hearing ‘The Human Right to Water: High Fees and No Water?’ Tackles Water Security in Rio de Janeiro

By Rafael Lopes • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • December 15, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The frequent problems related to water access faced by residents of Greater Rio de Janeiro were debated during a recent public hearing entitled “The Human Right to Water: High Fees and […]

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Five Years After Her Political Femicide, Rio de Janeiro Has Failed to Implement Any of the Legislation Introduced by Marielle Franco

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 25, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Her legacy can’t just be symbolic. The Brazilian State owes her relatives, Brazilian society, and the international community an answer to the question of who ordered the assassination of Marielle Franco […]

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