{"id":81010,"date":"2025-06-10T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=81010"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:10:30","slug":"favela-climate-memory-exhibition-launch-based-on-groundbreaking-oral-history-research-fosters-emotional-connection-between-climate-nature-and-community-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=81010","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking Oral History Project\u2014\u2018Favela Climate Memory\u2019\u2014Launches Final Exhibition, Fostering Emotional Connection Between Climate, Nature and Community [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Lan\u00e7amento da Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o Completa 'Mem\u00f3ria Clim\u00e1tica das Favelas' em 2025 no Museu da Mar\u00e9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XBKUZGBZGM8\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MCLancamentoNoROW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/i><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ClimateMemoryReleaseROW\">complete &#8216;Favela Climate Memory&#8217; exhibition<\/a>\u2014the result of a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43wo4R5\">collective oral history project<\/a> that spanned over three years\u2014was <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/RFSLancaMemoriaClimaticaYT\">launched on Saturday, May 3<\/a>, at the Mar\u00e9 Museum. Organized by Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s Sustainable Favela Network (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SFNAbout\">SFN<\/a>)*, the exhibition is the outcome of an unprecedented collective oral history research project, which systematized 1,145 testimonials from 382 residents of ten favelas across Rio de Janeiro. The project was developed by eleven museums and favela memory collectives that are members of the SFN: the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4jxofCk\">Mar\u00e9 Museum<\/a> (Complexo da Mar\u00e9 favelas), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/45mZOU2\">Sankofa Museum<\/a> (Rocinha favela), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4d95ToV\">Historic Orientation and Research Nucleus of Santa Cruz<\/a> (organizer of the Antares favela climate memory circle), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Evtd3k\">Favela Museum<\/a> (Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho\/Cantagalo favelas), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3CBLiYV\">Vidigal Memories Nucleus<\/a> (Vidigal favela), <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4hEn5nZ\">Alfazendo<\/a> (City of God favela), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bKIUhw\">Serra da Miseric\u00f3rdia Integration Center<\/a> (Complexo da Penha favelas), the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jtfLSI\">Horto Museum<\/a> (Horto favela), <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37l5Epz\">Fala Akari<\/a> (Acari favela), <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4efKGZQ\">Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas<\/a> (Rio das Pedras favela), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2s2A3Vr\">Evictions Museum<\/a> (Vila Aut\u00f3dromo favela). The initiative also received special support from P\u00ebr\u0268s\u0268 (Laboratory of Ecology, Knowledge, and Democracy at the Fluminense Federal University), as well as from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/44eWPwi\">ClimateWorks Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/climaesociedade.org\/\">Instituto Clima e Sociedade<\/a> (iCS), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Lt53am\">re:arc institute<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Full Launch Was Held at the Mar\u00e9 Museum, Where the First Climate Memory Circle Had Taken Place<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81013\" style=\"width: 2466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81013 size-full\" title=\"Participants of the \u2018Favela Climate Memory\u2019 exhibition launch in Mar\u00e9. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3.png\" alt=\"Participants of the \u2018Favela Climate Memory\u2019 exhibition launch in Mar\u00e9. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"2466\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3.png 2466w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3-620x319.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3-1224x629.png 1224w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3-1536x789.png 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-full-launch-on-May-3-2048x1052.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2466px) 100vw, 2466px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the \u2018Favela Climate Memory\u2019 exhibition launch in Mar\u00e9. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81014\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81014\" title=\"The full exhibition was launched on May 3 at the Mar\u00e9 Museum, the first favela museum to host one of the Sustainable Favela Network\u2019s climate memory circles, back in January 2023. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-620x414.jpg\" alt=\"The full exhibition was launched on May 3 at the Mar\u00e9 Museum, the first favela museum to host one of the Sustainable Favela Network\u2019s climate memory circles, back in January 2023. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-exhibition-returns-to-the-Mare-Museum-the-first-favela-museum-to-participate-in-the-Climate-Memory-Circle-project-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The full exhibition was launched on May 3 at the Mar\u00e9 Museum, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MareClimateMemory\">first favela museum to host one of the Sustainable Favela Network\u2019s climate memory circles<\/a>, back in January 2023. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just one month after its launch at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3HoEgKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mar\u00e9 Museum<\/a>, the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ClimateMemoryReleaseROW\">Favela Climate Memory\u2019 exhibition<\/a> has been <strong>making waves<\/strong>, featured in <em>The Guardian<\/em> under the headline \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FavelaClimateMemoryInTheGuardian\">How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio\u2019s favelas from future climate disaster<\/a>,\u201d as well as in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MCnoBomDiaFavela\"><em>Bom Dia Favela<\/em><\/a> and eight other media outlets. The organizers have received <strong>invitations hoping<\/strong> to showcase the exhibition at Brazil\u2019s national public health foundation (Fiocruz), at the National Congress, and COP30. But before that, it will first travel through some of the favelas that brought it to life: Mar\u00e9, Acari, Rio das Pedras, and Vidigal.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the full exhibition\u2014which has more than doubled in size since its <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ClimateMemoryLaunch\">partial launch in 2023<\/a>\u2014brought together <strong>320 people<\/strong> from across the city of Rio de Janeiro, Greater Rio&#8217;s Baixada Fluminense and Leste Fluminense regions, as well as various Brazilian states and other nations. In addition to the press, the event welcomed students, community organizers from several favelas, children, researchers, and public officials.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81016\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81016\" title=\"Visitor photographs a banner highlighting powerful quotes from the climate memory circle held by the Fala Akari Collective in Acari. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari-620x413.jpg\" alt=\"Visitor photographs a banner highlighting powerful quotes from the climate memory circle held by the Fala Akari Collective in Acari. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari-944x629.jpg 944w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Visit-to-the-banner-of-the-circle-held-by-Coletivo-Fala-Akari.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitor photographs a banner highlighting powerful quotes from the climate memory circle held by the Fala Akari Collective in Acari. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone gathered to <strong>learn, celebrate, and reflect<\/strong> on the history of Rio de Janeiro\u2014told in an innovative, profound, collective, and urgent way through the voices of hundreds of favela residents who lived the founding and building of their communities.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>unmissable<\/strong> exhibition, open to the public until July 30 at the Mar\u00e9 Museum\u2019s temporary gallery (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43u2Zb6\">book your visit here<\/a>), features a wide range of materials.<\/p>\n<p>It begins with 13 <strong>banners<\/strong> that tell the story of the exhibition and highlight powerful quotes from each of the ten major <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FavelaClimateMemory\">climate memory circles held<\/a> by the community museums and memory projects behind the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the exhibition is an extensive <strong>timeline<\/strong> featuring 60 panels, built from <strong>dates identified<\/strong> during <strong>the climate memory circles<\/strong> held in the ten participating favelas: the three <strong>largest favelas<\/strong> in the city (Rocinha, Rio das Pedras, and Complexo da Mar\u00e9); those marked by severe <strong>climate impacts<\/strong> (Acari, Vidigal, and Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho\/Cantagalo); others that became destinations for <strong>climate-displaced populations<\/strong> (Antares and City of God); and communities with standout projects for <strong>coexisting with nature<\/strong> (Horto and Complexo da Penha). The <strong>colors<\/strong> of the panels reflect the community that contributed each historical record: blue tones represent the city&#8217;s North Zone, earth tones the South Zone, and green tones the West Zone. In chronological order, the timeline presents key events in the histories of the favelas\u2014and, in effect, of the entire city\u2014<strong>from the 16th century to 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81018\" style=\"width: 2037px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81018 size-full\" title=\"The structure of the exhibition includes a timeline featuring 60 key dates identified during the climate memory circles held in 10 favelas. The colors of the panels reflect the community that contributed each historical record. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias.\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch.png\" alt=\"The structure of the exhibition includes a timeline featuring 60 key dates identified during the climate memory circles held in 10 favelas. The colors of the panels reflect the community that contributed each historical record. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias.\" width=\"2037\" height=\"1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch.png 2037w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch-620x312.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch-1250x629.png 1250w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Timeline-and-well-of-memories-Mare-Museum-May-3-launch-1536x773.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2037px) 100vw, 2037px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The structure of the exhibition includes a timeline featuring 60 key dates identified during the climate memory circles held in 10 favelas. The colors of the panels reflect the community that contributed each historical record. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the center of the installation is the \u201c<strong>Well of Memories<\/strong>,\u201d where visitors can handle 265 captioned photos from the participating favelas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81019\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81019 size-full\" title=\"Open visitation to the timeline created from the favela climate memory circles. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline.jpg\" alt=\"Open visitation to the timeline created from the favela climate memory circles. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline-944x629.jpg 944w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-visitation-to-the-favela-climate-memory-timeline-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open visitation to the timeline created from the favela climate memory circles. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The well was created by visual artist <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/44wq7U4\">Ev\u00e2nia de Paula<\/a>, <strong>inspired by a well in Vidigal<\/strong> that was frequently mentioned during her community\u2019s memory circle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81020\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81020 size-full\" title=\"The public interacts with photos from the Well of Memories. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos.jpg\" alt=\"The public interacts with photos from the Well of Memories. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Public-interacts-with-the-well-and-photos-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The public interacts with photos from the Well of Memories. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next door, in the Mar\u00e9 Museum&#8217;s auditorium, the 45-minute <strong>documentary<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MemoriaClimaticaFavelas\">Favela Climate Memory<\/a>\u201d offers visitors a chance to understand and feel the climate memory circles that led to the exhibition\u2014whose voices are featured, what dates and memories were compiled, and how the project\u2019s methodology was developed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81022\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81022 size-full\" title=\"In addition to the physical exhibition\u2014featuring banners, the timeline, the well, and maps\u2014a short documentary presents the dynamics and lessons from the ten climate memory circles, structured around the four themes discussed in all of them. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3.jpg\" alt=\"In addition to the physical exhibition\u2014featuring banners, the timeline, the well, and maps\u2014a short documentary presents the dynamics and lessons from the ten climate memory circles, structured around the four themes discussed in all of them. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3-944x629.jpg 944w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mini-doc-being-shown-at-launch-May-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In addition to the physical exhibition\u2014featuring banners, the timeline, the well, and maps\u2014a short documentary presents the dynamics and lessons from the ten climate memory circles, structured around the four themes discussed in all of them. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MemoriaClimaticaFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the documentary<\/a> \u201cFavela Climate Memory\u201d with English Subtitles, Featured in the Exhibition:<\/h4>\n<p><iframe title=\"Mem\u00f3ria Clim\u00e1tica das Favelas [Minidoc Completo 2025]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QGp7Kao0bbc\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the visit, everyone is invited to contribute their own memories to the <strong>interactive map<\/strong>, hand-stitched by artisan Marli Damascena, co-founder of the Mar\u00e9 Museum.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81024\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81024 size-full\" title=\"At the end of their visit, members of the public add their own memories to the interactive map featured in the Favela Climate Memory exhibition. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories.jpg\" alt=\"At the end of their visit, members of the public add their own memories to the interactive map featured in the Favela Climate Memory exhibition. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/At-the-end-of-the-exhibition-visitors-add-their-memories-to-the-Interactive-Map-of-Favela-Climate-Memories-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the end of their visit, members of the public add their own memories to the interactive map featured in the Favela Climate Memory exhibition. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There, <strong>memories and feelings<\/strong> from the public are collected as they visit the exhibition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81029\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81029 size-full\" title=\"Interactive map filled with memories and messages from the participating public. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories.jpg\" alt=\"Interactive map filled with memories and messages from the participating public. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories-944x629.jpg 944w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Interactive-map-crowded-with-messages-and-memories-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interactive map filled with memories and messages from the participating public. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the inaugural exhibition\u2014open until the end of July at the Mar\u00e9 Museum\u2014the public can also interact with a <strong>fishing net<\/strong> belonging to the museum itself. On the floor remains <strong>a single, symbolic basin<\/strong>\u2014the same one used to collect raindrops during the exhibition\u2019s setup on a rainy day, in that very spot, inside this <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3T15efJ\">institution that holds such importance<\/a>, yet continues to be underfunded by both State and society.<\/p>\n<p><em>Visit this must-see exhibition, open to the public until July 30 in the Mar\u00e9 Museum\u2019s temporary gallery\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43u2Zb6\">book your visit here<\/a>. If you\u2019re interested in bringing the Favela Climate Memory exhibition to your institution or community, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SoliciteMemoriaClimatica\">guidelines on how to request it in Portuguese<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018The Favela Has Always Been a Circle\u2019: Ten Favelas Share Their Memories at the Exhibition Opening<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81030\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81030\" title=\"Claudia Ribeiro, coordinator of the Mar\u00e9 Museum and director of the Center for Studies and Solidarity Actions of Mar\u00e9 (CEASM), introduces the opening of the exhibition. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-620x414.jpg\" alt=\"Claudia Ribeiro, coordinator of the Mar\u00e9 Museum and director of the Center for Studies and Solidarity Actions of Mar\u00e9 (CEASM), introduces the opening of the exhibition. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Claudia-Ribeiro-coordinator-of-the-Mare-Museum-and-director-of-CEASM-welcomes-guests-at-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-Photo-Barbara-Dias-CatComm-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claudia Ribeiro, coordinator of the Mar\u00e9 Museum and director of the Center for Studies and Solidarity Actions of Mar\u00e9 (CEASM), introduces the opening of the exhibition. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The opening of the Favela Climate Memory exhibition at the Mar\u00e9 Museum also marked the start of a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?tag=museum-week\">Museum Month<\/a> in Rio de Janeiro. <strong>Claudia Ribeiro<\/strong>, coordinator of the Mar\u00e9 Museum and director of the Center for Studies and Solidarity Actions of Mar\u00e9 (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3L00xz0\">CEASM<\/a>), welcomed visitors at the exhibition\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great joy to welcome so many people on a sunny Saturday morning in Rio de Janeiro. [Even] with a Lady Gaga concert [put on by the City tonight], this place is packed. This shows the strength of favelas, the strength of community-based social movements that are truly engaged with environmental issues\u2026 in the very areas where each of us experiences the impacts of climate change in our own skin! It\u2019s a joy for us to welcome everyone here at the Mar\u00e9 Museum.\u201d \u2014 Claudia Ribeiro<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>B\u00e1rbara Nascimento<\/strong>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3CBLiYV\">Vidigal Memories Nucleus<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SxloO8\">Vidigal<\/a> favela, read the exhibition\u2019s curatorial text as she invited fellow hosts from the museums and memory projects that shaped the Favela Climate Memory exhibition to come forward and speak.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81031\" style=\"width: 2507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81031 size-full\" title=\"Hosts responsible for the initiative, each one representing a museum or memory project that held one of the 10 favela climate memory circles: Bruno de Almeida (NOPH), Leonardo Ribeiro (Antares), [giving his talk] Douglas Heliodoro (Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas\/Rio das Pedras), Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino (Sankofa Museum\/Rocinha), Rosi Firmino (Sankofa Museum\/Rocinha), Marli Damacena (Mar\u00e9 Museum), B\u00e1rbara Nascimento (Vidigal Memories Nucleus), Leticia Pinheiro (Fala Akari Collective\/Acari), M\u00e1rcia Souza (Favela Museum\/Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho and Cantagalo), Lidiane Santos (Alfazendo\/City of God), Iara Oliveira (Alfazendo\/City of God), Emilia Souza (Horto Museum), Julia Soares (Serra da Miseric\u00f3rdia Integration Center\/Complexo da Penha) and Maria da Penha Macena (Evictions Museu\/Vila Aut\u00f3dromo) reflect on the impact of the climate memory circles in their favelas. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira \" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory.png\" alt=\"Hosts responsible for the initiative, each one representing a museum or memory project that held one of the 10 favela climate memory circles: Bruno de Almeida (NOPH), Leonardo Ribeiro (Antares), [giving his talk] Douglas Heliodoro (Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas\/Rio das Pedras), Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino (Sankofa Museum\/Rocinha), Rosi Firmino (Sankofa Museum\/Rocinha), Marli Damacena (Mar\u00e9 Museum), B\u00e1rbara Nascimento (Vidigal Memories Nucleus), Leticia Pinheiro (Fala Akari Collective\/Acari), M\u00e1rcia Souza (Favela Museum\/Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho and Cantagalo), Lidiane Santos (Alfazendo\/City of God), Iara Oliveira (Alfazendo\/City of God), Emilia Souza (Horto Museum), Julia Soares (Serra da Miseric\u00f3rdia Integration Center\/Complexo da Penha) and Maria da Penha Macena (Evictions Museu\/Vila Aut\u00f3dromo) reflect on the impact of the climate memory circles in their favelas. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira \" width=\"2507\" height=\"890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory.png 2507w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory-620x220.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory-1536x545.png 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hosts-from-the-museums-and-memory-projects-that-shaped-Favela-Climate-Memory-2048x727.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2507px) 100vw, 2507px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hosts responsible for the initiative, each one representing a museum or memory project that held one of the 10 favela climate memory circles: Bruno de Almeida (NOPH), Leonardo Ribeiro (Antares), [speaking] Douglas Heliodoro (Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas\/Rio das Pedras), Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino (Sankofa Museum\/Rocinha), Rosi Firmino (Sankofa Museum\/Rocinha), Marli Damacena (Mar\u00e9 Museum), B\u00e1rbara Nascimento (Vidigal Memories Nucleus), Leticia Pinheiro (Fala Akari Collective\/Acari), M\u00e1rcia Souza (Favela Museum\/Pav\u00e3o-Pav\u00e3ozinho and Cantagalo), Lidiane Santos (Alfazendo\/City of God), Iara Oliveira (Alfazendo\/City of God), Emilia Souza (Horto Museum), Julia Soares (Serra da Miseric\u00f3rdia Integration Center\/Complexo da Penha) and Maria da Penha Macena (Evictions Museu\/Vila Aut\u00f3dromo) reflect on the impact of the climate memory circles in their favelas. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81033\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81033\" title=\"Leonardo Ribeiro, a historian born and raised in Antares, Santa Cruz, highlighted the role of the climate memory circles in recovering his own family memories. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias-620x414.jpg\" alt=\"Leonardo Ribeiro, a historian born and raised in Antares, Santa Cruz, highlighted the role of the climate memory circles in recovering his own family memories. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leonardo-Ribeiro-historian-born-and-raised-in-Antares-Santa-Cruz-highlights-role-of-climate-memory-circles-in-recovering-his-own-family-memories-Photo-Barbara-Dias-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonardo Ribeiro, a historian born and raised in Antares, Santa Cruz, highlighted the role of the climate memory circles in recovering his own family&#8217;s memories. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As he spoke, <strong>Leonardo Ribeiro<\/strong>, a historian of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2EtKfPE\">Antares<\/a>, in Santa Cruz\u2014the community where he was born and raised\u2014and a collaborator at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4d95ToV\">Historic Orientation and Research Nucleus of Santa Cruz<\/a>, said that helping build the climate memory circles allowed him to reconstruct his own family\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis climate memory [project] brought us an incredibly rich opportunity to access a kind of knowledge we\u2019d always been looking for\u2014a connection between favelas. It\u2019s truly powerful. The first climate memory circle took place here, at the Mar\u00e9 Museum, where, on March 12, 1975\u201450 years ago now\u2014my mom was forcibly evicted from Mar\u00e9, for several [alleged] reasons. [Authorities said it was because of] meningitis, cleaning up the city, job searches\u2026 All this to hide the main reason, which was to remove favela residents from the central region of the city. She walked down this very street, carrying her few belongings and her children, to get on the truck bound for Antares, over 70 kilometers (~40 miles) away, without knowing exactly where she was going.\u201d \u2014 Leonardo Ribeiro<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81035\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81035\" title=\"On May 3, 2025, over 300 people took part in the launch of the Favela Climate Memory exhibition, at the Mar\u00e9 Museum. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira \" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum-620x413.jpg\" alt=\"On May 3, 2025, over 300 people took part in the launch of the Favela Climate Memory exhibition, at the Mar\u00e9 Museum. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira \" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum-944x629.jpg 944w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Audience-at-the-May-3-climate-memory-launch-at-the-Mare-Museum.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On May 3, 2025, over 300 people took part in the launch of the Favela Climate Memory exhibition, at the Mar\u00e9 Museum. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Douglas Heliodoro<\/strong>, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4efKGZQ\">Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas-RP<\/a> collective\u2014which held the circle in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZKEORG\">Rio das Pedras<\/a>\u2014spoke about the importance of the climate memory circle as a moment of connection between elders and youths, especially in terms of knowledge and community development.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn Rio das Pedras, the river that gives our favela its name was gradually killed over the years, while the favela was built with its back to this important river. So, being able to host this [climate memory] circle and connect the memories of the older residents with the younger ones, which is a goal of the Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas collective\u2014our idea is to connect ancestral knowledge with academic knowledge\u2014connect academia with the favela, connect people. And we managed to do that in this circle, which was incredible.\u201d \u2014 Douglas Heliodoro<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81036\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81036\" title=\"Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino from the Sankofa Museum in Rocinha spoke about the process of creating the Favela Climate Memory project. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha-620x413.jpg\" alt=\"Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino from the Sankofa Museum in Rocinha spoke about the process of creating the Favela Climate Memory project. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha-944x629.jpg 944w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Antonio-Firmino-from-Museu-Sankofa-in-Rocinha.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino from the Sankofa Museum in Rocinha spoke about the process of creating the Favela Climate Memory project. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino<\/strong>\u2014cofounder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/45mZOU2\">Sankofa Memory and History Museum<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/317A4Hx\">Rocinha<\/a>\u2014explained that climate memory circles bring to light not only the problems faced by favelas, but also the broader struggle for rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDiscussing climate memory is\u2026 [about discussing] rights\u2026 We\u2019re talking about basic rights that have always been denied to us, especially because we\u2019ve never been accepted within this society. We\u2019re talking about that right, that memory.\u201d \u2014 Ant\u00f4nio Carlos Firmino<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Marli Damascena<\/strong>, cofounder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4jxofCk\">Mar\u00e9 Museum<\/a>, highlighted how impactful it was to participate in the climate memory circles in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgZ9Y4\">Mar\u00e9<\/a> and other favelas, and how they helped build a shared understanding of history among the participating communities.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was born here in Mar\u00e9, in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AmNZLV\">Morro do Timbau<\/a>. I witnessed all the changes Mar\u00e9 has gone through since the 1940s\u2014all of this transformation. The first [climate memory] circle was held here, in our museum. I went to the others too. They were very moving. Each one with its own story, but when we started putting them together, the stories always ended up being similar.\u201d \u2014 Marli Damascena<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81039\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81039\" title=\"Leticia Pinheiro, resident of Acari, linked the preservation of climate memory to the commitment to future generations. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-620x414.jpg\" alt=\"Leticia Pinheiro, resident of Acari, linked the preservation of climate memory to the commitment to future generations. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Leticia-Pinheiro-resident-of-Acari-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-Favela-Climate-Memory-exhibition-launch-event-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leticia Pinheiro, third generation resident of Acari, linked the preservation of climate memory to the commitment to future generations. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Leticia Pinheiro<\/strong>, born and raised in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XW8L4i\">Acari<\/a> favela and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37l5Epz\">Fala Akari<\/a> collective, emphasized the importance of working through a network to produce memory and to call out the historical erasure that favelas face.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s an honor to be working in connection with the Sustainable Favela Network, because we see that the oppressions we face in Acari are also experienced in many other favelas, and that we are interconnected in this process. And above all, when we think about memory, there is something very important in what we do and what we have managed to bring together here. The memory produced in our community is also a form of resistance\u2014it denounces the erasure of our own history. So this space is very important. We\u2019re sharing our memories here because we also have a commitment to those who come after us.\u201d \u2014 Leticia Pinheiro<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>M\u00e1rcia Souza<\/strong>, born and raised in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SpKdvj\">Cantagalo<\/a> and co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Evtd3k\">Favela Museum<\/a>, felt that during the climate memory circles, people were able to engage with a sense of belonging that emerges when we realize the problems we face are shared. From this collective connection, she saw how vulnerability can become the ground for collective solutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat we felt and lived through in those moments was the same for all of us. So we stopped feeling alone. Even though we\u2019ve been abandoned by the government\u2014by those who should be taking care of us\u2014we realized that by coming together, we can help each other, we can find solutions. So in each situation, something better happened\u2014something good, something we learned from. And together, working as a network, we\u2019re learning to build on what was good in each other\u2019s experiences. That\u2019s how we\u2019re building a better future. Keeping these memories alive, keeping these circles going, growing them more and more\u2014that\u2019s the most important thing for me right now, as part of this network.\u201d \u2014 M\u00e1rcia Souza<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81040\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81040\" title=\"Iara Oliveira, born the same year her community, City of God, came into being, questioned the tendency for external solutions to override those built within the community. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1-620x414.jpg\" alt=\"Iara Oliveira, born the same year her community, City of God, came into being, questioned the tendency for external solutions to override those built within the community. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iara-Oliveira-resident-of-City-of-God-speaks-during-the-opening-of-the-exhibition-in-Mare-Photo-Barbara-DiasComCat-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iara Oliveira, born the same year her community, City of God, came into being, questioned the tendency for external solutions to override those built within the community. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Iara Oliveira<\/strong>, founder and coordinator of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4hEn5nZ\">Alfazendo<\/a>, and born the same year City of God came into being, said she witnessed all the changes the favela has been through. She explains that \u201cthe favela has always been a circle,\u201d because knowledge exchange has always been key. According to her, this creates a local identity\u2014crucial for driving engagement in the search of solutions by the favela, for the favela.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI watched City of God become what it is today. And from where I stand, I can see it\u2019s a web\u2014a web of life, affection, solidarity, learning\u2026 The favela has always been a circle. When we were kids, every night we would light a bonfire in the center and the younger ones would stand around the elders telling their origin stories. I don\u2019t know if everyone knows the story of City of God, but it brought together people from 55 to 57 different favelas. So they had to rebuild a new story in that place. The saddest part is that [today] people don\u2019t have any memory of that. We need to work on our youth\u2019s sense of identity\u2014because without identity, there\u2019s no struggle; without identity, there\u2019s no local development. And local development doesn\u2019t come from the outside in\u2014it happens from the inside out. If we don\u2019t believe in the places we live\u2026 if we don\u2019t build these places\u2014because favelas are built by those who live in them\u2014[no one else will]. The identity is ours. If we keep thinking solutions for the favela will come from outside, we&#8217;ll never have local development.\u201d \u2014 Iara Oliveira<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Emilia de Souza<\/strong>, co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jtfLSI\">Horto Museum<\/a>, emphasized that <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XKIWWi\">community museums<\/a> are powerful spaces for safeguarding favela memories, and the importance of this for local empowerment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe best way for us to fight for recognition is through our memory\u2014an instrument no government institution can take from us. It\u2019s a treasure we have, and one we must value. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for us to be part of networks that value community museums, networks that recognize grassroots museology\u2014because we are the ones who built this city through our memories and our labor. The governments that excluded our families from the city never expected us to regroup like this, to grow stronger through our stories and our memories\u2014memories we will never let be erased.\u201d \u2014 Emilia de Souza<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81041\" style=\"width: 2496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81041 size-full\" title=\"Emilia de Souza, from the Horto Museum, highlighted community memory as one of the favela's' most crucial assets. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare.png\" alt=\"Emilia de Souza, from the Horto Museum, highlighted community memory as one of the favela's' most crucial assets. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira \" width=\"2496\" height=\"1420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare.png 2496w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare-620x353.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare-1106x629.png 1106w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare-1536x874.png 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emilia-de-Souza-from-the-Horto-Museum-at-the-Climate-Memory-Exhibition-launch-in-Mare-2048x1165.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2496px) 100vw, 2496px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emilia de Souza, from the Horto Museum, highlighted community memory as one of the favelas&#8217; most crucial assets. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>J\u00falia Soares<\/strong>, resident of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CYrDGT\">Complexo da Penha<\/a> and researcher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bKIUhw\">Serra da Miseric\u00f3rdia Integration Center<\/a> (CEM)\u2014which held the climate memory circle in Complexo da Penha\u2014explained Penha\u2019s origins as a quilombo [historical spaces of Afro-Brazilian resistance] and how the area still faces challenges to this day. She also stated that oral traditions must be reclaimed as a tool for collective construction.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cComplexo da Penha, which is made up of numerous favelas, was a quilombo built by enslaved people and their descendants. And despite being an older favela, it still faces many issues with violence\u2014both social and environmental. We have many problems with garbage. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MCPenhaVideo\">Our circle was beautiful<\/a>. I think this event is beautiful. First, because we\u2019re talking about orality, a practice we\u2019ve forgotten over time. And second, because we\u2019re talking about ourselves\u2014the favela talking about the favela. That\u2019s extremely important. There\u2019s a song that says: \u2018Get up, people! Wake up, people! Our culture is saving many lives.\u2019 I think that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing today: remembering our culture, remembering who we are, remembering the practices of our ancestors.\u201d \u2014 J\u00falia Soares<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81044\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81044\" title=\"Actor Matheus Fraz\u00e3o performed the sketch Clim\u00e3o (Heavy Weather), portraying the suffocating effects that climate change can bring\u2014especially in favela communities. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-620x414.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Matheus Fraz\u00e3o performed the sketch Clim\u00e3o (Heavy Weather), portraying the suffocating effects that climate change can bring\u2014especially in favela communities. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-942x629.jpg 942w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Actor-Thiago-Frazao-performs-in-the-sketch-Climao-exploring-the-suffocating-effects-of-climate-change-in-favelas-Photo-Barbara-Dias-ComCat-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Matheus Fraz\u00e3o performed the sketch Clim\u00e3o (Heavy Weather), portraying the suffocating effects that climate change can bring\u2014especially in favela communities. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After participants shared their reflections on the realization of the climate memory circles, the day continued with screenings of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QGp7Kao0bbc&amp;ab_channel=RedeFavelaSustent%C3%A1vel\">full Favela Climate Memory documentary<\/a>, as well as playful activities for children led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ecoamare\/\">Ecoa Mar\u00e9<\/a> using toys made from recycled materials. The event also featured performances by participants of the Mar\u00e9-based theater course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/entrelugaresmare\/\">Entre Lugares<\/a> (Between Places), including the sketches <em>Tales from Luzimar<\/em> and <em>Mar\u00e9 Tales and Legends<\/em>, which brought to life memories and stories of local characters. Another performance, <em>Clim\u00e3o <\/em>(Heavy Weather), explored the suffocating effects climate change can bring, especially in favelas. The day closed with a ritual led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abebe_eu.e\/\">Abebe<\/a>, a participant from the Penha circle, who brought ancestral aromatic herbs to bless those in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in August, the exhibition will travel to the favelas of Acari, Rio das Pedras, City of God and Vidigal, touring local schools and bringing the knowledge of elders\u2014captured in the exhibition\u2014to young people, in a much-needed intergenerational exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Lidiane Santos, also a coordinator at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2zukRUW\">Alfazendo<\/a> and host of the climate memory circle in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/1wwjhWi\">City of God<\/a>, explained how important it was to invite older residents to share the memories of their community.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBeing part of a climate memory circle was very important for us, because we\u2019ve long been fighting for memory\u2014for recording our speech, our oral histories, and our struggles. We saw that our story is tied to the stories of other favelas. It became our mission to be there, to bring our older women and elders, and to document our pain, our struggles, and our achievements.\u201d \u2014 Lidiane Santos<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Watch the Full Launch Video on YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/RFSLancaMemoriaClimaticaYT\">Here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3>See the Full Album by Alexandre Cerqueira and B\u00e1rbara Dias <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/LancamentoMemoriaClimaticaFotos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Flickr<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Lan\u00e7amento da Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o 'Mem\u00f3ria Clim\u00e1tica das Favelas' no Museu da Mar\u00e9 em 3 de maio de 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/catcomm\/albums\/72177720325957948\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54508233944_af3ed69b70_h.jpg\" alt=\"Lan\u00e7amento da Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o 'Mem\u00f3ria Clim\u00e1tica das Favelas' no Museu da Mar\u00e9 em 3 de maio de 2025\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Visit this must-see exhibition, open to the public until July 30 in the Mar\u00e9 Museum\u2019s temporary gallery\u2014book your visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43u2Zb6\">here<\/a>. If you\u2019re interested in bringing the Favela Climate Memory exhibition to your institution or community, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SoliciteMemoriaClimatica\">guidelines on how to request it<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) and RioOnWatch are both initiatives realized by not-for-profit organization Catalytic Communities (CatComm).<\/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<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FavelaCovidResponse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by clicking here<\/a><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\ufeff Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas The complete &#8216;Favela Climate Memory&#8217; exhibition\u2014the result of a collective oral history project that spanned over three years\u2014was launched on Saturday, May 3, at the Mar\u00e9 Museum. 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