{"id":73255,"date":"2022-12-21T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73255"},"modified":"2023-07-18T00:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:24:35","slug":"wheres-the-water-mare-favela-residents-report-no-water-for-over-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73255","title":{"rendered":"Where\u2019s the Water? Mar\u00e9 Favela Residents Report No Water for Over Two Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_73256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73256\" style=\"width: 1030px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arte-original-por-Estevao-Ribeiro-scaled-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73256\" title=\"Original art by Estev\u00e3o Ribeiro\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arte-original-por-Estevao-Ribeiro-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arte-original-por-Estevao-Ribeiro-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arte-original-por-Estevao-Ribeiro-scaled-1-620x263.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arte-original-por-Estevao-Ribeiro-scaled-1-1485x629.jpg 1485w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Arte-original-por-Estevao-Ribeiro-scaled-1-768x325.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original art by Estev\u00e3o Ribeiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VSW9pf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-66801\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SDSU-300x102.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SDSU-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SDSU-1024x348.png 1024w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SDSU-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SDSU-1536x523.png 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SDSU.png 1934w\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is our latest article in<\/em><em>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SDSUFavelaRightsSeries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>\u00a0created in partnership with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SDSUBehnerCenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies<\/a>\u00a0at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SDSUDigitalBrazilProject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Brazil Project<\/a> on water issues and the LGBTQIAP+ population in Rio&#8217;s favelas and in the Baixada Fluminense <\/em><em>for RioOnWatch.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>As the summer begins in Rio de Janeiro, with temperatures already high, residents in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rNMXO3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mar\u00e9<\/a> are suffering with water supply cuts in various parts of the favela. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2KoTO5N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parque Uni\u00e3o<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2OyvqOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rubens Vaz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Apbupp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parque Mar\u00e9<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2SoOMWL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Holanda<\/a> areas have been experiencing issues for at least two weeks, while reports of water shortages have emerged in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1YrysRk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baixa do Sapateiro<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2SpdyWy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morro do Timbau<\/a> in the last few days. According to the private water utility <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Fmuc23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c1guas do Rio<\/a>, the supply varies due to a defect with the region&#8217;s sub-main.<\/h4>\n<p>Water shortages have affected tens of thousands of residents for an average of 14 days. In other Mar\u00e9 residences, the water running from taps has a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3G5r2jN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dark color and odour of sewage, making it unsuitable for consumption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CmFPGKQJxmi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Ver essa foto no Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CmFPGKQJxmi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uma publica\u00e7\u00e3o compartilhada por Coco\u0302Zap (@cocozapmare)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>It&#8217;s really hot, isn&#8217;t it?<br \/>\nNow imagine not having water for over two weeks? That&#8217;s what Mar\u00e9 residents have been facing<br \/>\nThe burning question is: where&#8217;s our water @aguasdorio? Tag the company here in the comments and share it with everyone. That way you can help us get our service back as fast as possible.<br \/>\n#WHERESOURWATER????<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73257\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Obra-realizada-pela-Aguas-do-Rio-na-rua-Flavia-Farnese-na-Nova-Holanda-Foto-Jose-Bismarck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73257\" title=\"Works carried out by \u00c1guas do Rio on Rua Fl\u00e1via Farnese in Nova Holanda. Photo: Jos\u00e9 Bismarck\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Obra-realizada-pela-Aguas-do-Rio-na-rua-Flavia-Farnese-na-Nova-Holanda-Foto-Jose-Bismarck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Obra-realizada-pela-Aguas-do-Rio-na-rua-Flavia-Farnese-na-Nova-Holanda-Foto-Jose-Bismarck.jpg 899w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Obra-realizada-pela-Aguas-do-Rio-na-rua-Flavia-Farnese-na-Nova-Holanda-Foto-Jose-Bismarck-349x620.jpg 349w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Obra-realizada-pela-Aguas-do-Rio-na-rua-Flavia-Farnese-na-Nova-Holanda-Foto-Jose-Bismarck-354x629.jpg 354w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Obra-realizada-pela-Aguas-do-Rio-na-rua-Flavia-Farnese-na-Nova-Holanda-Foto-Jose-Bismarck-768x1366.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Works carried out by \u00c1guas do Rio on Rua Fl\u00e1via Farnese in the Mar\u00e9 favela of Nova Holanda. Photo: Jos\u00e9 Bismarck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FPhlXx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On December 10<\/a>, \u00c1guas do Rio tweeted a statement saying \u201cthe supply of treated water in parts of the North Zone has been interrupted due to necessary repairs on a leak in the Mar\u00e9 sub-main\u201d and because of this the water supply was irregular or completely stopped.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FMtz3h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On December 11<\/a>, another tweet said that \u201cteams have been working in Mar\u00e9 for over five days uninterrupted, identifying leaks and carrying out repairs to resume normal water supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3BA2C09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On the morning of December 12<\/a>, \u00c1guas do Rio announced that the repair on the Mar\u00e9 sub-main had been completed and operators would continue working on a point in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2YoSrKr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manguinhos<\/a>. According to the last statement, upon completion of the works, the water supply would gradually return to the affected regions. However, there is still no forecast for when the service will completely return to normal. Residents, local leaders and communication collectives have been mobilizing on social media, criticizing the lack of information and demanding a robust response from the water utility in this region of the city.<\/p>\n<p>After huge pressure from residents and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3V0utxf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Holanda Residents\u2019 Association<\/a>, \u00c1guas do Rio began making water trucks available and supplied two tanks with 10,000 liters of water so residents could get water to supply their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Juliana Machado, a resident of Morro do Timbau, says that \u201cgetting water from the water trucks is difficult because they stay at the lower part of the hill.\u201d This means that residents have to climb up the hill carrying heavy buckets and cans of water, as they used to do decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable that we have to go without water like this. You can\u2019t cook, you can\u2019t wash clothes, you can\u2019t take a shower. And you have to spend more money to buy bottled water to drink. A water truck can\u2019t account for so many houses with so many people,\u201d says Nelson Oliveira, a resident of Nova Holanda.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CmCM4suJACv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Ver essa foto no Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CmCM4suJACv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uma publica\u00e7\u00e3o compartilhada por Coco\u0302Zap (@cocozapmare)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>Maybe one of the worst water supply problems Mar\u00e9 has had. This is what our Sunday&#8217;s been like: huge lines for a bit of water.<br \/>\nSpread the word, let everyone know, we want precise information, we want communication @aguasdorio!!!!<br \/>\nWHERESOURWATER???<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The water utility&#8217;s justification for the delay in resuming normal service is the complexity of the work being carried out. \u00c1guas do Rio took over Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s water supply in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3HrHVHD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late 2021<\/a> following the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ipY2Fs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privatization of Rio\u2019s public water utility<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2zkYdO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEDAE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73258\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-abastecem-galoes-e-baldes-d\u00b4agua-em-carro-pipa-Foto-Carlos-Viana.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73258\" title=\"Residents fill gallon bottles and buckets from a water truck. Photo: Carlos Viana\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-abastecem-galoes-e-baldes-d\u00b4agua-em-carro-pipa-Foto-Carlos-Viana.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-abastecem-galoes-e-baldes-d\u00b4agua-em-carro-pipa-Foto-Carlos-Viana.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-abastecem-galoes-e-baldes-d\u00b4agua-em-carro-pipa-Foto-Carlos-Viana-465x620.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-abastecem-galoes-e-baldes-d\u00b4agua-em-carro-pipa-Foto-Carlos-Viana-472x629.jpeg 472w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-abastecem-galoes-e-baldes-d\u00b4agua-em-carro-pipa-Foto-Carlos-Viana-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents fill gallon bottles and buckets from a water truck. Photo: Carlos Viana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Juliana Machado emphasizes that solidarity and collective spirit are mechanisms helping residents through this water crisis. \u201cIt\u2019s normal for favela residents to have the sensibility to help out and we see this happening now. Some residents have a cistern and are sharing water with others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmarevive%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02hPjR4r5iAY7vh3m22WWHDnL7pC6Tu2Bo7o8WKQnHNUQc1Ua8EstTogkRvy95nsMtl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Facebook post by community media outlet Mar\u00e9 Vive: What&#8217;s up @aguasdorio, a bunch of residents here from Mar\u00e9 have been complaining. It&#8217;s hot as heck and you guys won&#8217;t give us a straight answer.<br \/>\nPeople need to know. There are children, elderly people, people with disabilities who need running water.<br \/>\nPeople get home from work and want a shower after being in a packed bus, BRT, train, subway. You really think people are happy about this? Get moving and fix this thing.<br \/>\nWE&#8217;LL KEEP AT IT UNTIL EVERYONE HAS WATER.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00c1guas do Rio has a helpline where residents without water can ask questions and make complaints, either by calling or messaging on WhatsApp to (+55) 0800 195 0 195. On social media, residents\u2019 complaints build up without a response. Lohrane is a resident who complained <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3UTYE9x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat do you mean there\u2019s no forecast [for when normal service will resume]? In this heat from hell, it\u2019s a complete joke, I have a very irritated three-month-old baby at home wanting a bath. What an inhumane situation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73259\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-pegando-agua-no-meio-da-rua-em-baldes-latas-e-tinas.-Foto-Carlos-Viana.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73259\" title=\"Residents getting water in the middle of the street in buckets, cans and tins. Photo: Carlos Viana\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-pegando-agua-no-meio-da-rua-em-baldes-latas-e-tinas.-Foto-Carlos-Viana.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-pegando-agua-no-meio-da-rua-em-baldes-latas-e-tinas.-Foto-Carlos-Viana.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-pegando-agua-no-meio-da-rua-em-baldes-latas-e-tinas.-Foto-Carlos-Viana-465x620.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-pegando-agua-no-meio-da-rua-em-baldes-latas-e-tinas.-Foto-Carlos-Viana-472x629.jpeg 472w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moradores-pegando-agua-no-meio-da-rua-em-baldes-latas-e-tinas.-Foto-Carlos-Viana-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents getting water in the middle of the street in buckets, cans and tins. Photo: Carlos Viana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Water is a basic right exactly because it is necessary for survival. In Mar\u00e9, it\u2019s not just residents that are affected; there&#8217;s also disruption to local commerce, businesses and industries. Water shortages also create a burden for the establishments that still have water.<\/p>\n<p><em>About the author:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/324MC7n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Juliana Pinho<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0is a resident of Nova Holanda, one of the favelas that make up Complexo da Mar\u00e9, and is a sociologist (<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2G9KCND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>UFRJ<\/i><\/a><i>) and journalism student (UCAM). A popular communicator and community organizer, Pinho co-founded the Mar\u00e9 Mobilization Front, is a member of the Palafitas Agency, and is responsible for management and planning of the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZmS9VW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>For Her<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0project. Currently, she manages NGO\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KmDfBP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Fight For Peace<\/i><\/a><i>\u2018s portfolio and is a reporter for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3uh0BlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entretetizei<\/a>\u00a0portal.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>About the artist:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gUzysE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estev\u00e3o Ribeiro<\/a>\u00a0is a writer, illustrator and screenwriter. He is the author of the anti-racist comic strip\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rMn1cY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00ea Tinta<\/a>, published on Instagram @renatatinta.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Support\u00a0<\/b><b><i>RioOnWatch<\/i><\/b><b>\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by clicking here.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas This is our latest article in\u00a0a\u00a0series\u00a0created in partnership with the\u00a0Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies\u00a0at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the\u00a0Digital Brazil Project on water issues and the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73255\" title=\"Where\u2019s the Water? 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