3,500 campaigners representing the Union Movement for Housing (União dos Movimentos por Moradia, UMM) have taken to the streets of São Paulo demanding that the government partakes in more visible action to alleviate the social housing deficit, estimated to the effect of 2 million units – not including the empty tenement blocks located in the centre of the city.
A recent investigation undertaken by the Fantástico (Globo) online newspaper has illustrated growing evidence of corruption being undertaken by Brazilian non-governmental organisations administering the low income housing Minha Casa, Minha Vida (My House, My Life) programme.
Our previous post – The Growth of Impact Investing in the World and Brazil – focused on the need for many social and environmental issues (particularly in developing countries) to be handled from a perspective that goes beyond charitable donations and government financial resources. Brazil Real Estate & Land Investment Guide blog readers may be interested in the latest newsletter from Exitus Construction Brazil which outlines how the Fez Tá Pronto housing programme adheres to the now established standards stipulated by the criteria of the Global Impact Investment Network. Please click here to access the newsletter directly.
A new programme – ‘Brazil without Misery’ (Brasil sem Miséria) – was launched by the Brazilian government primarily focused on the distribution of income, particularly for those residing in rural areas.
On a global level, it is being debated that in the modern economic climate new attitudes have been developing towards general investment strategies that focus on what has been termed as the ‘triple bottom line’, namely: a solid level of profitability in addition to key and measureable indications of environmental and social value. This article looks at this growing asset class, including a focus on Brazil.
Exitus Construction Brazil´s responses to the ´Climate Deal Change Day´ deal questionnaire with regards to the ´Luxury Housing for the Poor´ programme.
A short post on the Brazilian finance and planning ministers, Guido Mantega and Miriam Belchoir recently announcing that the budget for part two of the up and coming ‘My House, My Life’ (‘Minha Casa, Minha Vida’) programme will be reduced by R$ 5.1 billion.
A letter – translated into English – written by Manoel Pinto of Exitus Construction to the President of Brazil, shortly after the horrific floods that affected the ´Serrana´ region of Rio de Janeiro in January 2011.
A post on early 2011 modifications with the aim of accelerating the progess of the ‘Minha Casa, Minha Vida’ (‘My House, My Life’) – which was failing to meet the originally proposed target levels.
A short article on Rio de Janeiro’s real-life ‘City of God’, an area depicted in the 2002 film of the same name which has undergone significant transformation in recent years, widely being viewed as a model example of modern Brazilian urbanisation and citizen integration.
