How Culture Is Shaping Climate Inequality in the Urban Amazon

How Culture Is Shaping Climate Inequality in the Urban Amazon

The Negro River unfurls like a dark artery through the Amazon. When it reaches the city of Manaus, its black waters reflect sky, forest, stilt houses and tall buildings along the riverbanks. It's a Saturday evening, and life pulses in the city: grilled tambaqui fish at floating bars, brega music spilling from the streets, açaí ice cream served on plastic stools at Ponta Negra Beach.  Warm and humid year-round, Manaus is one of the metropolitan a…