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The Faria-Timb\u00f3 river as seen from the Vila S\u00e3o Pedro favela in Manguinhos. Photo: Juliana Pinho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/i><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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This is our latest article in<\/em>\u00a0a\u00a0series<\/a>\u00a0created in partnership with the\u00a0Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies<\/a>\u00a0at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the\u00a0Digital Brazil Project<\/a>\u00a0on water issues and the LGBTQIAP+ population in Rio\u2019s favelas and in the Baixada Fluminense\u00a0<\/em>for RioOnWatch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Floods have always been common in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>. However, due to climate change, heavy rain and other extreme weather events are not only gaining intensity but also becoming increasingly frequent<\/a>. They become particularly aggravated during summer months when the city experiences its greatest rainfall; consequently the <\/span>greatest disruption and losses take place among those living on hillsides and in low-lying areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Peripheral regions and favelas across the state of Rio de Janeiro suffer most, exacerbating and lifting the mask on e<\/a>nvironmental racism<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manguinhos: Climate Change Ground Zero<\/h3>\n
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Map of Manguinhos. Source: Fiocruz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The favela complex of Manguinhos<\/a> is located in the North Zone<\/a> of Rio de Janeiro. The Linha Amarela<\/a> highway passes through its communities, which are near the throughways <\/span>Avenida Brasil<\/a>, Rua Leopoldo Bulh\u00f5es<\/a>, and Avenida Dom H\u00e9lder C\u00e2mara<\/a> (previously Avenida Suburbana). The 2010 federal census<\/a>\u00a0estimated the population of Manguinhos at 36,000 residents<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manguinhos is made up of the following communities<\/a>: Parque Jo\u00e3o Goulart, Vila Turismo<\/a>, CHP-2<\/a>, Parque Manoel Chagas, Vila S\u00e3o Pedro, Comunidade Agr\u00edcola de Higien\u00f3polis, Parque Oswaldo Cruz<\/a>, Parque Her\u00e9dia de S\u00e1, Parque Hor\u00e1cio Cardoso Franco, <\/span>Vila Arar\u00e1<\/a>, Vit\u00f3ria de Manguinhos and <\/span>Mandela de Pedra<\/span>, Vila Uni\u00e3o, Conjunto ex-Combatentes, Suburbana, <\/span>Conjunto Nelson Mandela<\/span><\/a>, and Conjunto Samora Machel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The favelas within Manguinhos suffer with energy injustice<\/a>, environmental racism, and a high rate of killings by police<\/a>. According to the report Manguinhos and its Pathways – Childhood and Transit in Manguinhos<\/em><\/a>, the region has the fifth lowest Human Development Index (HDI<\/a>) numbers in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Complexo de Manguinhos. Photo: Reproduction from the Marielle Franco Dictionary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Geographically, Manguinhos is divided by the rivers Faria-Timb\u00f3<\/a> and Jacar\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0and the Cunha Canal<\/a>. These polluted bodies of water receive untreated sewage from homes and factories in the region<\/a> which ultimately end up in the Guanabara Bay<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The State\u2019s failure<\/a> to provide basic sanitation<\/a> means Manguinhos’ residents live alongside open sewage and rivers that give off a foul odor and constantly overflow<\/a>, flooding homes and businesses on the banks of the river and surrounding streets. This contributes to the spread of illness and an increased health risk<\/a> for those living nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report Manguinhos Post-PAC: Worsening Floods<\/em><\/a> presents findings about the increase in flooding following construction works carried out by the federal government’s Growth Acceleration Program (PAC<\/a>). Produced by the Manguinhos Territorial Laboratory (LTM)<\/a>, the report contains photos, timelines, and data covering periods of flooding in the territory, in particular the flood of 2018<\/a>, referencing different parts of the complex.
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