The Recent Appearance of Favelas in São Paulo City: an Old Problem in a New Setting

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.1997.tb00055.x

The Recent Appearance of Favelas in São Paulo City: an Old Problem in a New Setting

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock^*

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Abstract

While favelas have been an important feature of many Brazilian cities over the past 50 years, they were relatively insignificant in São Paulo until the mid1970s. Since then, São Paulo's favelas have experienced a dramatic expansion and some estimates now put their total population in the region of two million. This article examines potential explanations for this sudden change, including migration, changes in the housing market, relative prices and state intervention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-305
Number of pages	17
Journal	Bulletin of Latin American Research
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-9856.1997.tb00055.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 1997
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Housing
Migration
Poverty
Public policy
São Paulo

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