História e memória da Vila Getúlio Cabral, Duque de Caxias

Abstract

The objective of this article is to understand the formation and consolidation of housing in Vila Getulio Cabral, Duque de Caxias borough formed from an organized occupation in 1992, seeking to elaborate a reflection on the construction processes and the political uses of memory. Currently, the borough consists of 2600 lots and the plead for housing rights is in force, it is important to understand the silenced particularities to recognize its mobilizing potential, its autonomous political actions. The methodology used is Oral History, valuing local memory through interviews with the occupation organizer and five other former residents who actively participated in the construction of the borough. The construction of the research begins based on the Historiography of Brazil, especially Rio de Janeiro, to recall the local history, funneling and linking the history of the neighborhood, going through issues such as memory and housing and, finally, exploring the discourses of the residents and their perspectives.