Rio de Janeiro Courts 2026 — Judgments & Legal News

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How Rio's Housing Crisis Got Here: A Decade of Broken Promises and Rising Rents

From Minha Casa Minha Vida to the favela removal controversies, the path to Rio's current housing emergency runs through years of policy reversals, Olympic-era displacements, and federal neglect.

News4 July 20263 min read

Rio's Extreme Heat Crisis: How the City Stacks Up Against Paris, Lagos and Mumbai

As Europe buries more than 2,000 heat deaths and West Africa drowns under record rains, Rio de Janeiro is confronting its own climate emergency — and the gaps in its response are impossible to ignore.

News4 July 20263 min read

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