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Community Reporting
As part of our commitment to diversifying the voices represented in English-language media on Brazil, the Community Reporting Initiative features reporters and stories from urban neighborhoods in some of the country’s major metropolitan areas.
![Rio de Janeiro Mainstream Media Stigmatizes Favelas Surrounding Tijuca National Park, Yet Remains Silent on Rapidly Encroaching Luxury Condos and Mansions [OPINION]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6848aa_b1bafe7c3ab5452b8251370ed2340e7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6848aa_b1bafe7c3ab5452b8251370ed2340e7d~mv2.jpg)
![Rio de Janeiro Mainstream Media Stigmatizes Favelas Surrounding Tijuca National Park, Yet Remains Silent on Rapidly Encroaching Luxury Condos and Mansions [OPINION]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6848aa_b1bafe7c3ab5452b8251370ed2340e7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/6848aa_b1bafe7c3ab5452b8251370ed2340e7d~mv2.jpg)
Rio de Janeiro Mainstream Media Stigmatizes Favelas Surrounding Tijuca National Park, Yet Remains Silent on Rapidly Encroaching Luxury Condos and Mansions [OPINION]
Biased article published in the O Globo newspaper’s print edition on December 14, 2024: ‘Tijuca Forest, Surrounded by Favelas and...
bnascimento6
Jan 22
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Rio Civil Society Gathers Across Numerous Events to Demand Climate Action, Unite Against Big Steel, and Launch a Summer Adaptation Plan
During September and October, amidst the 2024 elections and G20 preparations in Rio de Janeiro, environmental organizations and favela...
Digital Brazil Project
Nov 22, 2024
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Brazil on Fire—From Forests to Cities, Including Rio de Janeiro: A 104% Dry Season Surge in Fires Since 2023 Marks a Clear Climate Crisis Tipping Point Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia
2024 has seen a surge in devastating wildfires across Brazil, breaking alarming records and threatening nearly all of the country’s...
Digital Brazil Project
Oct 22, 2024
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Following a Trail of Destruction Left by City Hall, Collective Action in Vila da Lagoa Seeks Environmental Justice and Housing Rights in Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro
On Saturday, August 17, housing rights and environmental preservation were at the forefront of a collective action in Vila da Lagoa, a...
Digital Brazil Project
Sep 21, 2024
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Fire Destroys Cultural and Tourist Landmarks in the Pavão-Pavãozinho Favela, Between Copacabana and Ipanema Beaches in Rio de Janeiro
On the morning of August 7, 2024, a fire struck Pavão, one of the favelas that make up the PPG Complex, which also includes the favelas...
Digital Brazil Project
Aug 14, 2024
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Brazilian Favelas Are Overthrowing Colonial Legacies and Carving Out a Future With… Jackfruit?!
Otávio Barros, a fifth generation resident of the small favela of Vale Encantado, located in the buffer area surrounding Rio de Janeiro’s...
Digital Brazil Project
Jul 15, 2024
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‘Climate of Art’ Event in Santo Amaro Favela Adopts Culture as a Strategy to Fight Climate Change and Environmental Racism
On June 13, the favela of Santo Amaro in Catete, a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, experienced an evening of...
Digital Brazil Project
Jun 22, 2024
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‘Silvery Rain’ from Italo-Argentine Ternium Brasil Steel Mill Harms Health, Economy, and Environment in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone
It was October 2012, and the streets of São Fernando—an area in Santa Cruz , a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s extreme West Zone , or...
Digital Brazil Project
May 22, 2024
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![Black Women Against the Apocalypse: How Whitewashed Narratives of Climate Collapse Silence the Voices and Strategies That, Each and Every Day, Put Off the End of the World [OPINION]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94caae_d7e85c4716d348209eac7842c6d3e86d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_909,h_683,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/94caae_d7e85c4716d348209eac7842c6d3e86d~mv2.jpg)
![Black Women Against the Apocalypse: How Whitewashed Narratives of Climate Collapse Silence the Voices and Strategies That, Each and Every Day, Put Off the End of the World [OPINION]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94caae_d7e85c4716d348209eac7842c6d3e86d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_909,h_683,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/94caae_d7e85c4716d348209eac7842c6d3e86d~mv2.jpg)
Black Women Against the Apocalypse: How Whitewashed Narratives of Climate Collapse Silence the Voices and Strategies That, Each and Every Day, Put Off the End of the World [OPINION]
Narratives perpetuated by traditional and corporate media industries, such as Hollywood, have been constructing a collective memory and...
Digital Brazil Project
Mar 22, 2024
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Climate Anxiety in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas Is the Echo of Environmental Racism, Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia
Dona Norma de Morais, 70, an elderly retired woman living in Jardim América in the North Zone of Rio, sits alone on the sofa at home and...
Digital Brazil Project
Feb 22, 2024
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Meeting of the Waters in City of God: Local Project Strengthens Identity and Salvages Memory of the Community’s Rivers
Floods and Environmental Racism in the History of City of God The first flood that marked the history of City of God (CDD), in the West...
Digital Brazil Project
Jan 22, 2024
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‘Defavelization’ of Favela do Lixão Highlights Threats of Real Estate Speculation in the Baixada Fluminense
Residents of Favela do Lixão in downtown Duque de Caxias, in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region, have reported violations...
Digital Brazil Project
Aug 25, 2023
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‘We’re Here Fighting for Our Agriculture’: Urban Farmers in Rio de Janeiro’s Vargens Region Resist Real Estate Speculation and Floods
Bananas, greens, bell pepper, okra, scarlet eggplant, eggplant, maroon cucumber, chayote, zucchini, beetroot, carrot, arrowleaf elephant...
Digital Brazil Project
Aug 10, 2023
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Residents’ Perceptions of a Favela River: Memory, Environmental Recovery and Community Belonging on the Banks of the Cascata River
My Favela, My Quilombo, My Research I decided to research my own community, the place where I grew up with my family and friends. I have...
Digital Brazil Project
Jul 31, 2023
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Casa Dulce Seixas: The First and Only LGBTQIAPN+ Refuge in the Baixada Fluminense Offers Hope and Transformation
Published on LGBTQIAPN+ Pride Day 2023 , this article explores the life-changing work of the first and only shelter for LGTBQIAPN+ people...
Digital Brazil Project
Jun 30, 2023
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Memory of Pride: Arts Occupation ‘Night of the Stars’ Pays Homage to the Legacy of LGBTQIAPN+ Resistance in Maré
On June 4, the Noite das Estrelas (Night of the Stars) arts occupation was launched to celebrate the history and memory of LGBTQIAPN+...
Digital Brazil Project
Jun 8, 2023
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![‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94caae_797c094eee444a6aa857472faa494e6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/94caae_797c094eee444a6aa857472faa494e6b~mv2.jpg)
![‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94caae_797c094eee444a6aa857472faa494e6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1777,h_1335,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/94caae_797c094eee444a6aa857472faa494e6b~mv2.jpg)
‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES]
The Global Climate Strike is an annual international mobilization which aims to warn about climate change and its impacts on the most...
Digital Brazil Project
Mar 13, 2023
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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
Environmental racism shaped the building of our cities. It’s no surprise who suffers the consequences. In the first week of February,...
Digital Brazil Project
Feb 19, 2023
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Environmental Racism Laid Bare in São Gonçalo as Alcântara Public School Closed Indefinitely After Repeated February Floods
In the week between February 7 and 13, the Pandiá Calógeras State School in the Alcântara neighborhood of São Gonçalo in the Greater Rio...
Digital Brazil Project
Feb 17, 2023
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Mariwô: Black Culture from Morro da Providência that Filters Negative Energy
Discover the work developed by the Mariwô collective, a group of Black artists from Brazil’s original ‘favela,’ Morro da Providência who...
Digital Brazil Project
Feb 5, 2023
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