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What is the case study for a squatter settlement redevelopment?
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Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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What is the problem in Sao Paulo?
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The population is 2.5 million Being the capital of Brazil it is its beating heart It contains many large favelas due to the city's over population |
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What is Sao Paulo's largest squatter settlement (favela)?
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Infrastructure was very poor and buildings very dangerous Paradise City was tightly controlled by a criminal group called the PPC, and businesses had to bribe them to set up in Paradise City |
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What was the solution? |
Organisations began Aided Self Help Schemes throughout Sao Paulo's favelas Simple homes with a bathroom, made from simple materials like breeze blocks were built Authorities built simple roads in the favela so bus routes could be set up Much of Paradise City now has piped water and electricity Schools were built |
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What has the impact of the improvements been? |
People's quality of life has improved and the area is cleaner thanks to appropriate infrastructure The area is intergrated by bus routes to the city making it easier for people to make a living A house market has developed housing costing between R$15,000 and R$300,000 Education means future generations have a chance of a better life Some favelas have become lower-class urban residential districts The criminal organisation the PCC has been driven out by economic and social improvements Some large chain business has began to occupy Paradise City and other favelas, such as Casa Bahia, a furniture shop chain |
