Title: In Brazil the wounds of slavery will not heal | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 13.05.2018
Headings: In Brazil the wounds of slavery will not heal
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In Brazil the wounds of slavery will not heal
Forced decision
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Squatting in Rio: How the poor are reclaiming their rights
Squatting and playing
Modern slavery

Content: How the poor are reclaiming their rights
Organized squatting
Sometimes the act of squatting takes on a well-prepared and organized form, spearheaded by social institutions, like this one in Mariana Crioula in the port area. For more than seven years they've been putting pressure on the government to construct apartments. Squatting in Rio: How the poor are reclaiming their rights
Waiting for approval
The 70 members of this initiative pay a contribution and hope, one day, to obtain an apartment. A meeting is held every two weeks. Their proposals, including the outlines by architects, have been approved, but the final step to free up the funds to start the construction is still being held up. Squatting in Rio: How the poor are reclaiming their rights
Starting from scratch
Quilombo da Gamboa is another social project trying the same process. However, living here is stressful. " A few weeks ago there was a fire that ruined part of the place.