Brazil

A new independent study reveals that the Blue Lane (Faixa Azul) system in São Paulo, Brazil - road markings that define an exclusive lane for motorcyclists between other vehicle lanes - drastically increased average motorcyclist speeds and caused an average increase of 100% to 120% in fatal collisions involving motorcyclists at intersections.

A new survey by Umane and Vital Strategies reveals that one in three people living in Brazil’s Legal Amazon region say they have already been directly affected by climate change, a figure that rises to 42% among Indigenous peoples and traditional communities. The findings highlight growing impacts on daily life—such as rising temperatures, air pollution and food prices—and underscore the vulnerability of populations that depend on natural resources for survival.

Uma nova pesquisa da Umane e da Vital Strategies mostra que um em cada três moradores da Amazônia Legal afirma já ter sido diretamente afetado pelas mudanças climáticas, percentual que chega a 42% entre povos e comunidades tradicionais. Os resultados evidenciam impactos crescentes no cotidiano—como aumento das temperaturas, da poluição do ar e dos preços dos alimentos—e a vulnerabilidade de populações que dependem dos recursos naturais para subsistência.