How Rio's favela residents are 'greening' their homes
Tijuca Rainforest — one among the world's largest urban rainforests — sprawls across 32,000 kilometres in Rio de Janeiro and is one among the city's most-visited attractions.
But faraway from the park , many of the city's residents sleep in concrete-filled communities where ever-hotter summer temperatures and a scarcity of vegetation makes for uncomfortable living.
Several neighbourhoods in Rio have but one per cent tree cover. Despite this, the city's public policy for green spaces lags behind most major cities. This has forced locals to require the matter of greening Rio into their own hands.
Rio's favelas — working-class urban areas that emerged as squatter settlements — have a number of the smallest amount vegetation within the country. within the majority of those estimated 1,000 neighbourhoods, people live so closely together that green spaces are nearly always an afterthought.
Residents are working to vary that. From planting trees and shrubs to reworking rooftops into makeshift gardens, people living within the favelas are increasingly prioritising the necessity for nature.
Brazilian advocacy NGO Catalytic Communities has spearheaded a grassroots sustainable movement that aims to make a sustainable future for these urban spaces.
In Morro da Providencia, the city's first favela, trees planted as a part of this sustainable drive have now started producing fruit.
Brazilian advocacy NGO Catalytic Communities has spearheaded a grassroots sustainable movement that aims to make a sustainable future for these urban spaces.
In Morro da Providencia, the city's first favela, trees planted as a part of this sustainable drive have now started producing fruit.
Purpose-sown green spaces are getting used to teach young children about plants and nature. Several favela owners are working to show tiny rooftops into elevated gardens.
This favela is simply one among dozens of places under the shadow of Tijuca Rainforest where "moradores da favelas" (inhabitants of favelas) are leading the charge to make greener alternatives to their tree-starved urban landscapes.
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