{"id":82965,"date":"2026-03-20T15:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82965"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:50:01","slug":"between-memories-and-lived-experiences-amid-heavy-rains-favela-climate-memory-exhibition-in-santa-cruz-sparks-reflection-across-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=82965","title":{"rendered":"Between Memories and Lived Experiences: Amid Heavy Rains, \u2018Favela Climate Memory\u2019 Exhibition in Santa Cruz Sparks Reflection Across Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marlene Ayres holds three sleeping mats that were donated to her by the Secretariat of Social Assistance while she speaks to students at the Princesa Isabel Municipal School, during a visit to the Favela Climate Memory exhibition in Santa Cruz. She was one of those affected by the recent floods that devastated the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Favela Climate Memory<\/a> exhibition, organized by eleven museums that are part of the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN<\/a>)*, has been on display since January and will continue until March 31<\/a> at the Palacete Princesa Isabel<\/a>, which also houses the headquarters of the Historic Orientation and Research Nucleus of Santa Cruz (NOPH<\/a>). NOPH was the organizer of the exhibition at the cultural center in Santa Cruz<\/a>, in the West Zone<\/a> of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

On March 3, students and teachers from the Princesa Isabel Municipal School visited the exhibition and were able to learn more about the process of putting it together. Bruno Almeida, coordinator of NOPH, described for the group how the exhibition proposal came about:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought up the Favela Climate Memory project, which has now visited ten favelas across the city of Rio de Janeiro. One of those was Antares<\/a> [in Santa Cruz]. We set up a discussion circle to better understand the process of climate change and what the community remembers about its effects. We also learned about the solutions used within the communities<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Bruno<\/a>
Bruno Almeida leads a guided tour of the Favela Climate Memory exhibition in Santa Cruz with students from the Princesa Isabel Municipal School. Photo: B\u00e1rbara Dias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While students learned about the idea behind the exhibition, Santa Cruz was still experiencing the after-effects of the heavy rains that hit the West Zone and the Greater Rio area in February<\/a> and March 2026. On February 26, the region was one of the most severely affected, and a few days later, on March 1, the scene repeated itself. The impacts were primarily felt in Antares<\/a>, where the Ca\u00e7\u00e3o Vermelho River overflowed. Many residents lost furniture and personal items as their homes were flooded<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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