Journey to the center of the fire
Photojournalist Edmar Barros travels through one of the regions hardest hit by the fires in the Amazon to show the havoc wreaked by flames and drought. In this diary, published by Amazônia Latitude in partnership with SUMAÚMA, he discusses his expedition
‘You see people’s lives in the debris’
Environmentalist Leonardo da Costa visits Rio Grande do Sul’s largest temporary landfill, where thousands of belongings lost to flooding were sent
‘Seeing our house, our work, go underwater. Here, it was a life saver‘
Liziane Dutra’s family lost everything to flooding in Rio Grande do Sul and went to live in a building occupied by unhoused people. Now, they may be evicted
‘When the water rose, we didn’t think it would be that serious. Seeing the Market closed is truly sad’
Caroline Kader’s family has worked in Porto Alegre’s Mercado Público for four generations and is, for the second time, experiencing loss from a major flood
