Rio Civil Society Gathers Across Numerous Events to Demand Climate Action, Unite Against Big Steel, and Launch a Summer Adaptation Plan

Climate March in Cinelândia, downtown Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Amanda Baroni

During September and October, amidst the 2024 elections and G20 preparations in Rio de Janeiro, environmental organizations and favela collectives organized to demand an end to what they term ‘climate caô’—a Rio de Janeiro slang word for falsehood, misinformation, or sweet talk. The groups called for unity in tackling air pollution caused by the steel company Ternium and proposed practical measures through the Summer Adaptation Plan to make Greater Rio and its favelas climate resilient.

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This article is 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.