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.

‘No More Floods!’ Declares Global Climate Strike Action in Rio’s Jacarezinho and Manguinhos Favelas [IMAGES]

Digital Brazil Project

Mar 12, 2023

‘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...

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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

Digital Brazil Project

Feb 19, 2023

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,...

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Environmental Racism Laid Bare in São Gonçalo as Alcântara Public School Closed Indefinitely After Repeated February Floods

Digital Brazil Project

Feb 17, 2023

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...

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