Organized occupations of urban land in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1980’s and 1990’s

Abstract

This paper addresses the organized occupation of unused urban areas, mostly public, in the city of Rio de Janeiro and adjacencies, between the early 1980s and mid-1990s. These occupations, of strong political character, sought to build popular neighborhoods, outside of the State housing programs, developing urban projects, ordering the land’s subdivision and registering its users. Two case studies were selected: the Parque Esperança Community and the Getúlio Cabral Village.

Keywords

• ocupación organizada de tierras urbanas
• movimientos sociales
• habitación social
• planeamiento urbano
• región metropolitana
• río de janeiro