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On September 13th, WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP Brasil) released a
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ArticleOn August 20, 2016 the Junção Project, a low-income housing project in Rio Grande, Brazil signed contracts to begin
projectAssisting local and national governments to develop a pipeline of feasible, bankable projects and strengthen regional networks.
publicationSustainable transportation solutions are key factors in ensuring that cities reduce congestion, avoid growth in greenhouse gas emissions and provide access to all the opportunities that cities have to offer. In countries where EMBARQ is currently working, cities are growing in a disconnected and...
videoTheCityFix Brasil, the blog of WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities, is celebrating its 5th anniversary of covering sustainable cities.
ArticleThe number of traffic fatalities in Sao Paulo, Brazil fell by 20.6 percent from 2014 to 2015, resulting in 257 saved lives.
Press ReleaseRio de Janeiro (16 March, 2016) – Today, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and the City of Rio de Janeiro announced a first-of-its-kind global financing forum to accelerate city climate action.
ArticleCOP21 in Paris was an historic landmark for the fight against climate change, uniting 196 nations under a long-term goal to keep the rise in global temperatures at 1.5°C by 2100. However, many cities made their own commitments as well.
ArticleOver the past four months, WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities, in partnership with the state government of Minas Gerais, conducted research on commute patterns in the Administrative Center of Minas Gerais (ACMG).