Recyclart, February 2011
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Jornal de Artigos Não Lidos (Journal of Unread Articles) is a journal by Repórter sem Beiras that wants to communicate a broader view and sense of personal identity on the people living in favelas — Brazilian slums.
This issue, The Destroyed Room, focuses on 'rain'. It usually falls in tiny drops for long periods or brief intervals. It might also come as a shower and surprise for those who forgot their umbrellas. It’s afraid of yellow and feels comfy in the green; it’s a blessing for desert land-scapes. Some cultures associate ‘rain’ with fertility, growth and life. For others, these beautiful transparent drops can mean destruc-tion, chaos and loss ...
Floods and landslides kill 95 in Rio slums after city’s worst rainstorm.
(The Guardian, Wednesday 7 April 2010).
Brazilian favelas often appear in the inter-national press in the aftermath of natural disasters caused by torrential rain. Their very location makes them vulnerable to landslides, mudslides and flooding. In this series, Repórter sem Beiras tells the trilogy of Baiano, who lost his house a year ago in a landslide on the Morro do Foqueteira, a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
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