Opinion: Rio de Janeiro and The Lords of Sewage
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Even during the most modest rainfalls in Rio, storm sewers overflow...
November 1, 2016Topic
sewage
Millions Still Live Without Basic Sanitation Services in Brazil
More than 35 million citizens in Brazil live without drinking water and one hundred million have no sewage system.
February 17, 2016
Ten Million with No Sewage System in Brazil’s Northeast
Study shows that 71 percent of all residents in region have no access to sewage systems and throw residues in...
January 13, 2016
Rio de Janeiro Sees Growth of Favela Communities
Recent research shows that many of Rio de Janeiro's favelas are continuing to grow, despite recent evictions of settlements and...
May 11, 2015
Brazil to Invest in Infrastructure: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced to invest R$13.5 billion into infrastructure 310 different projects, from sewage systems to paving...
October 25, 2013
Favela Services Struggle After Pacification
The Instituto Pereira Passos (IPP), the agency responsible for the UPP social program, has now announced the creation of an...
September 3, 2013
Guanabara Bay Cleanup Plan Launched
The Environmental Sanitation Program for the Guanabara Bay Area (PSAM), one of the state’s biggest environmental programs, at R$1.1 billion...
April 3, 2012
PAC Sanitation Projects Fall Behind
Five years after the launch of Program for Accelerated Growth (PAC), a new study shows that sanitation projects financed by...
April 3, 2012
Plan to Clean Rio Beaches by 2014: Daily
Rio State government and the City Hall have announced that Ipanema will be the first beach to be cleaned-up as...
March 6, 2012