While Population Suffers Impacts of Poor Infrastructure, Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Flood Containment Program Is Delayed and Over Budget – RioOnWatch

While Population Suffers Impacts of Poor Infrastructure, Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Flood Containment Program Is Delayed and Over Budget – RioOnWatch

The Dique da Vila Alzira favela, near the Iguaçu River, faces recurring floods. Photo: Filipo Tardim Clique aqui para Português 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.  In December 2023, mechanical technician Sandro Luís Costa, a resident of …