80 YEARS OF SOCIAL HOUSING POLICIES IN SANTOS - SP, 1940 - 2020: POPULAR HOUSING AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE CONFLICTS

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The city of Santos, SP, Brazil, has 434 thousand inhabitants, of whom 10% live in substandard housing conditions, such as slums, stilt houses, and tenements. Since the 19th century, tenements have been a problem in the city. Despite the establishment of social housing policies during the 20th century, from the Retirement and Pensions Institute to the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program (a Brazilian social housing program for low-income families), it is still a major issue. Starting in 2003, the City Hall has created projects for restoring the downtown historical heritage. The project Alegra Centro (an initiative to revitalize and develop the historical area in Santos, SP) generated conflicts, as many historical buildings in the protected areas had been occupied as tenements for many decades. What are the possibilities for heritage preservation projects in conjunction with an efficient social housing policy?

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Bruna Garcia Eskinazi, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Ecuador.

Mestra em Geografia (Geografia Humana) pela Universidade de São Paulo (2018). Atualmente é professora de língua francesa - Alliance Française Quito e professora de língua portuguesa da Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Ecuador. 

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2023-07-27

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Vol. 48 No. 1 (2023)

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