Building Brazil!: The Proactive Urban Renewal of Informal Settlements

As cities strain under a growing population and demand for resources ; Brazil will provide a test case for how politicians ; architects and urban planners can work together with local stakeholders to improve living conditions in informal settlements without upsetting their social structures. Against the backdrop of recent and exemplary developments in Brazilian public policy and slum-upgrading practices ; Building Brazil! suggests a proactive approach to the favela that opens up the existing urban fabric to architectural and urban interventions.