{"id":73767,"date":"2023-02-19T12:58:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73767"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:17:12","slug":"it-rained-more-in-the-first-week-of-february-than-expected-for-the-whole-month-who-suffers-climate-changes-the-favelas-voicesfromsocialmedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73767","title":{"rendered":"In Rio de Janeiro, the First Week of February Brought More Rain Than Expected for the Month. Who Suffers From Climate Change? The Favelas! #VoicesFromSocialMedia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Landslide in the favela of Santo Amaro in Catete caused by the heavy rain. Photo Pedro Ivo\/Ag\u00eancia<\/em> O Dia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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This article is part of RioOnWatch\u2019s\u00a0#VoicesFromSocialMedia<\/a> series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It’s also part<\/em> of a series<\/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

Environmental racism shaped the building of our cities. It’s no surprise who suffers the consequences.<\/h4>\n

In the first week of February, between\u00a0Sunday, February 5<\/a>, and Saturday, February 11<\/a>, and in particular on Tuesday, February 7<\/a>, Rio de Janeiro suffered a series of extreme weather events<\/a> which caused chaos, flooding, landslides, and deaths. After the heavy rains<\/a>, favela organizers and climate activists denounced the effects of climate change<\/a> in Brazil falling disproportionally on favelas and urban peripheries. In the Rio de Janeiro context, climate change manifests the grave environmental racism<\/a> that marks the city, where low-income, majority Black communities are the most affected<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00c9 fato que a crise clim\u00e1tica afeta de forma diferente, grupos diferentes. E a ideia de JUSTI\u00c7A CLIM\u00c1TICA \u00e9 justamente tentar garantir direitos e alguma chance para quem sofre os impactos dessa crise de forma desigual e injusta, provocada pelo racismo ambiental.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Santiago, Raull. CPX 💛💚🇧🇷 (@raullsantiago) February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n