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Protesters march through São Paulo recently demanding equitable distribution of water throughout São Paulo state. Unofficial rationing has brought frequent water outages to neighborhoods throughout the Brazilian megalopolis of 20 million people.

São Paulo residents demand their city take a new attitude about water

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The unprecedented water crisis in South America’s largest city is leading citizens to change everything, from how they use water to how they engage with politics. But while the government is taking action, residents say it’s not nearly enough.

A worker fills a water tanker for distribution to a hospital in São Paulo in February. Residents throughout the metropolitan region of 20 million people are taking emergency measures amid a severe drought.

South America’s largest city is almost out of water

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