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.

Climate Anxiety in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas Is the Echo of Environmental Racism, Say #VoicesFromSocialMedia

Digital Brazil Project

Feb 22

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...

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Meeting of the Waters in City of God: Local Project Strengthens Identity and Salvages Memory of the Community’s Rivers

Digital Brazil Project

Jan 22

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...

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‘Defavelization’ of Favela do Lixão Highlights Threats of Real Estate Speculation in the Baixada Fluminense

Digital Brazil Project

Aug 25, 2023

‘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...

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