Moanan Couto is a resident of Cesarão in Rio de Janeiro’s extreme West Zone, and is currently pursuing a law degree at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). She is a co-founder of the Levante Aço (Aço Rising) project and a project coordinator at the Besouro Institute. Her research focuses on the right to the city, to the favela, and Rio’s West Zone. Couto holds a deep affection for her city, its favelas and peripheral areas, and for public policies aimed at youth.
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‘Temporary’ Housing in Santa Cruz Turns 60: Reflecting on Cesarão, the First Housing Complex, and Favela do Aço
Clique aqui para Português The history of the city of Rio de Janeiro is marked by experiments in segregationist housing policies, which intensified during the Military Dictatorship (1964–1985). Over the course of those decades, the […]
