{"id":79163,"date":"2024-08-14T14:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=79163"},"modified":"2024-08-26T15:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T18:56:20","slug":"fire-destroys-cultural-and-tourist-landmarks-in-the-pavao-pavaozinho-and-cantagalo-favelas-in-rio-de-janeiros-south-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=79163","title":{"rendered":"Fire Destroys Cultural and Tourist Landmarks in the Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho Favela, Between Copacabana and Ipanema Beaches in Rio de Janeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fire causes destruction in Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho and Cantagalo. Photo: Jo\u00e3o Victor Teodoro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

\"\"<\/a>This article is part of a\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 environmental justice in the favelas for\u00a0RioOnWatch.<\/em><\/p>\n

On the morning of August 7, 2024, a fire<\/a> struck Pav\u00e3o<\/a>, one of the favelas that make up the PPG Complex<\/a>, which also includes the favelas of Pav\u00e3ozinho and Cantagalo<\/a>, located on a hillside that separates the beachfront neighborhoods of Copacabana<\/a> and Ipanema<\/a> in Rio de Janeiro’s touristic South Zone<\/a>. The flames destroyed a community library and a new viewpoint bar<\/a> that had recently been added to the State tourism office’s route of recommended viewpoints<\/a>. A thick gray cloud enveloped the favelas, leading some residents to seek medical attention at the Emergency Care Unit (UPA<\/a>) after inhaling smoke.<\/p>\n

According to residents, the fire started in the vegetation at the top of the hill at around 11am and quickly spread due to the high temperature<\/a>, strong sun, and winds. In the middle of Rio’s winter, according to the Center for Weather Forecast and Climatic Studies (CPTEC\/INPE<\/a>), the day’s high reached 36\u00b0C, with hot winds coming from the north-northeast and low humidity<\/a> ranging between 20% and 30%, bordering on alert and attention stages. The city had not seen rain for at least a week. This was enough<\/a> for the flames to spread through the upper part of Pav\u00e3o, reaching the forested area and destroying the Ninho das \u00c1guias Community Library<\/a> and the Bar do Jardim<\/a> viewpoint bar, both built with repurposed materials.<\/p>\n

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Uma publica\u00e7\u00e3o compartilhada por Bar do Jardim – PPG (@bardojardimoficial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n