Management strategies and effectiveness for housing in Rio

Self-help housing schemes

Residents are given materials to improve homes, reducing overcrowding and improving skills/employability.

Effectiveness of self-help schemes

Low cost and community cohesion benefits, but slow progress and displacement of very poor residents.

Site and service schemes (Favela Bairro)

Improved sanitation, drainage, lighting, roads, and services like education and healthcare in places like Rochina and Complexo de Alemao.

Effectiveness of site and service schemes

Reduced disease and improved living conditions, but issues with maintenance, access, and waste remain.

Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV)

Large-scale social housing on city outskirts, aiming to reduce favelas.

Effectiveness of MCMV

Clean, efficient homes, but poor location, job access issues, and poor construction have created new challenges.

Crime reduction (Pacification)

Police and UPP units attempt to take control of gang-run favelas to enable development and safety.

Effectiveness of pacification

Crime reduction and services introduced in places like Cidade de Deus, but high civilian casualties and displacement of gangs to new areas.