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Bloomberg
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Residents Clash With Sao Paulo Plan to Transform Favela
A major plan to revamp Campos Eliseos in central Sao Paulo has led to clashes between the government and residents who say they're being forcibly removed from the neighborhood's Favela do Moinho, where many have lived for decades. The $970 million initiative includes consolidating government buildings in the neighborhood and removing the notorious drug-use area known as Cracolandia in an effort to spur new investment. While the government housing company claims residents agreed to voluntarily relocate and that it is offering them financial aid to find new homes in and around the area, tensions remain. Many locals are skeptical about whether this latest attempt to transform the neighborhood will succeed where previous efforts have failed, or just displace existing inhabitants, Carolina Pulice reports. Today on CityLab:
Bloomberg
16 hours ago
- Bloomberg
Sao Paulo Pushes Out Favela Residents, Drug Users to Revive Its City Center
CityLab Economy Maria Regina Holanda was working in the grocery store she owns in May when she felt the sting of the tear gas. Outside, protesters tried to block police they believed were trying to forcibly remove them from the Favela do Moinho, in Sao Paulo's Campos Eliseos neighborhood. 'It was a terrible feeling,' said Holanda.
