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Brazil: Two Beléms

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Flooded street in Belém in 2024 and Avenida Generalíssimo Deodoro with its electric tram system, early 20th century. Photos: Oswaldo Forte/Amazônia Latitude; unknown author/public domain.
As Belém prepared for COP30, urban redevelopment projects deepened long-standing inequalities between the city centre and the baixadas, where rivers continue to disappear beneath concrete channels. Written before COP30 all the issues remain valid today for Belém and other cities hosting major international events.
Itamar Vieira Júnior's multi award-winning novel gives a voice to silenced Black, Indigenous and Quilombola communities who have fought for their land rights for hundreds of years.

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