Solar power project in Brazil favelas hopes to shine in G20 spotlight


  • World
  • Saturday, 16 Nov 2024

People work outside the Museum of Modern Art (MAM), venue of the G20 summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - For residents of Morro da Babilonia, one of Rio de Janeiro's underdeveloped 'favela' neighborhoods, geopolitics rarely enters daily conversation, but as the city readies to host leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday, locals hope a project of theirs will find its place in the sun.

Within walking distance of Rio's famous Copacabana beach, Babilonia has been slowly expanding its use of solar power since 2015, with local non-profit Revolusolar installing panels to power some 50 families' homes in a community of less than 4,000.

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