{"id":82757,"date":"2026-02-15T12:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82757"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:18:32","slug":"violent-rains-ravage-rio-de-janeiros-favelas-causing-floods-and-landslides-ahead-of-carnival-say-voicesfromsocialmedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82757","title":{"rendered":"Violent Rains Ravage Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas\u2014Causing Floods and Landslides Ahead of Carnival\u2014Show #VoicesFromSocialMedia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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January 2024 or February 2026? On the left, Dona Norma de Morais, 70, observes her flooded home; on the right, Ana Manso, in Anchieta, places her daughters on top of the refrigerator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This article is <\/i>part of\u00a0RioOnWatch\u2019s ongoing\u00a0#VoicesFromSocialMedia<\/a> series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. It is also\u00a0part of a\u00a0series<\/a> created in partnership with the\u00a0Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies<\/a> at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the\u00a0Digital Brazil Project<\/a> on environmental justice in the favelas for\u00a0RioOnWatch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click on the Instagram posts to watch community-produced videos throughout the article.<\/h3>\n

After over 20 consecutive days of rain<\/a>, on Monday February 9, 2026, around 6pm, heavy rainfall<\/a> hit several areas of Greater Rio, causing flooding<\/a> and landslides<\/a>. According to reports shared on social media by favela residents, the intensity of the downpour quickly flooded homes, brought down hillsides and formed large pools of water, blocking roads and leaving residents stranded inside and outside their homes.<\/p>\n

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Uma publica\u00e7\u00e3o partilhada por Raull Santiago (@raullsantiago)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n