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November 11, 2019 in by Community Contributors // BaixadaCine Film Club Looks to Turn Belford Roxo, on the Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, into the ‘City of Love’ for Film
November 6, 2019 in #MediaWatch // In Three Months, Rio de Janeiro Print Media Published 80 Negative Cover Stories About Favelas
November 5, 2019 in *Highlight // Study Reveals Consumption Habits of Residents of Eight Rio Favelas, and the Barriers they Confront
October 31, 2019 in *Highlight // How Many Acts of Genocide Will it Take to Call the Extermination of Black Brazilians a Genocide?
October 30, 2019 in by Community Contributors // From Diaspora to Chaise: Black Psychology Collective in Rio’s Baixada Fights Prejudices of Racism

Waste Land

SOS Jardim Gramacho Mobilizes Residents and Recycling Cooperatives at Former Mass Landfill Site

Initiative: SOS Jardim Gramacho Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: [...]

August 16, 2019

Sorted Waste Pick Up Garbage Truck Iraja Photo Credit Ramya Ahuja

Recycling in Rio de Janeiro: An Overview

Recycling is an essential element of waste management for any city, and [...]

May 14, 2015

Political Negligence Exacerbates Natural Disaster in Duque de Caxias

Negligence by state and local officials has led to deteriorating [...]

January 11, 2013

Waste Land Pickers Struggle from Landfill Closure

As the closing of Rio’s giant Jardim Gramacho landfill is presented at [...]

June 21, 2012