Series: SFN Exchanges

Ancestral Wisdom and Community Ties Flourish in a Favela Community Garden: ‘Recovering Our Ancestry… Integrating with Nature’

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Fred Hanson • October 31, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The community of Parque Arará, one of the favelas that make up Complexo do Arará in Benfica, Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, gathered on the morning of October 7 for a […]

3 Weeks to COP30, ‘Favelas at the Center of Climate Solutions’ Headlines 2nd Sustainable Favela Festival, Where ‘COP30 Letter From the World’s Informal Settlements’ Will Be Launched [RELEASE]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Staff • October 15, 2025

Clique aqui para Português 140 ACTIVITIES—CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FAIR, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSION AND HEALING CIRCLES, FAVELA MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS, AND AGROECOLOGICAL CUISINE—COME TOGETHER FOR A POWERFUL DAY IN DOWNTOWN RIO. Unmissable! On Saturday, […]

‘We’ll Only Succeed If We Work Together. On Our Own, We’re Weak’: Collective Action Revives Green Space in Complexo da Coreia

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Staff • September 30, 2025

Clique aqui para Português On September 21, Complexo da Coreia, a group of favelas in Senador Camará, in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone, carried out a collective cleanup in the green area of Caminho Anes […]

‘We Only Have Dignity When the Favela Becomes Sustainable’: Collective Action Preserves Agroforest in Morro da Providência

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kay Alvito • July 29, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The agroforest in the Morro da Providência favela, in Rio de Janeiro’s city center, has been pulsing with renewed health since July 12. On that day, a collective action organized by […]

‘We’re Working at the Micro Level Because There Are People Destroying Things on a Macro Scale’: In Rio de Janeiro, ‘Green Roof Favela’ Engages Popular Culture on World Environment Day

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • June 21, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Each year, on June 21, growing numbers of people from around the world celebrate World Localization Day. In 2020, the NGO Local Futures organized the first World Localization Day. Countless citizens, […]