Soraia Claudino, a 58-year-old woman who sells homemade food, has lived in Rubens Vaz Park since she was two, when her home was still a house on stilts. Today, her favela, located in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro, has changed: the cement houses have tiled facades. Although modest, many have two or three floors, which blocks ventilation and makes the heat feel more intense, especially on days like those experienced this March, when heat records were broken in Rio.
Nuestra fuente:EL PAÍS América Colombia: el periódico global… en EL PAÍS Publicado para Colombia
