
On Saturday, August 17, housing rights and environmental preservation were at the forefront of a collective action in Vila da Lagoa, a community on the Tijuca Lagoon, in the neighborhood of Itanhangá, in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The effort promoted mangrove restoration and improvements to water and sewage drainage, which had suffered following City Hall’s infilling of the area in July 2024. During this truculent process, the Mayor’s Office began construction of a public square, taking down trees and part of a Permanent Preservation Area (APP) that had been preserved by residents for at least 20 years.

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