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

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Rio Grande seen from the new bridge in City of God with the Tijuca Massif in the background. Photo: Gabrielle Conceição

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 Zone of Rio de Janeiro, occurred in 1966, affecting the entire city. The outcome was the sudden growth of the new community as it received those impacted by floods and landslides in other favelas. In our roots, we carry the memory of being the result of the removal of people from other favelas to the public housing complex initially established in City of God, whose founding was accelerated and justified to house these people in 1966.



This is the final article in a series of articles on water justice in the favelas resulting from the

course “Climate Justice in Community Journalism: From Pitching to Writing.” The course, conducted by the RioOnWatch team in collaboration with the Sustainable Favela Network (SFN)* Youth Working Group took place between July and September 2023. It is also part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas for RioOnWatch.

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