Política pública de habitação: um estudo a partir do Bairro Carioca

Abstract

This dissertation aims to discuss the dilemmas of popular housing, approaching the confluence of the public and private sectors in the implementation of public housing policies. The research was based on the case study of the Bairro Carioca housing estate, which was mainly aimed at resettlement of residents located in the so-called “risk areas” of several shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro. Bairro Carioca is another example of a vertical condominium that was built to house people belonging to the lower classes of the city of Rio de Janeiro, a bold and innovative project, with a very different configuration from other developments aimed at the same social layer. After years of a policy of removal and relocation, both shantytown residents and inhabitants of this recent condos still face the same problems. However, it is possible to realize that the lack of integration between the public spheres of power and the population residing in these places is one of the causes for the delay of the process. This relocated population still lacks some social demands, such as qualification for jobs. With the idea of understanding how housing policies are being directed today, it is important to reflect on the major projects already implemented over the years, both at the federal, state and municipal levels. Analyzing Bairro Carioca is interesting to understand the effect of the agreed decisions and the damage of the mistakes that may finish being repeated.