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Brazil society: Rio de Janeiro

The "invasion" (or "squatting") of unoccupied land or buildings has stimulated intense mobility of the homeless and has attracted the attention of the brazilian authorities
and public opinion. Hundreds of brazilian families use this strategy to take possession of land or buildings, public and private. The "invasion" is either initiated by small groupswhose numbers then increase, or it can start with the immediate shifting of a great number of families.
These are usually monitored by an organisation: neighbours'associations, homeless people's movements or even populist political parties. Once the area is occupied, the squatters face strong opposition from neighbouring areas and often find themselves in a defenseless situation. Even when this does nothappen, the condition of poverty and the need to adjust to the new environmentplaces these families in a situation at risk. A large part of the low income population in the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro live in loteamentos (parcels).
According to the data provided by IPLANRIO, up untilJune 1987 (the most recent data available), 492 allotments were registered by the City Administration. Housing projects which were built mostly in the 1950s and 1960s were planned to substitute the slums.

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