A video called "A cota de um bairro"

We are in the middle of preparing for our Environmental Study!

Then, in Geography class, we saw a video called "A cota de um bairro". After this video, the teacher explained about the disorderly occupation that Cota faces; precarious homes are built in an area of environmental preservation, the Atlantic Rainforest - and this, as a result, risks of landslides and floods.

Thus, the public bodies, thinking on the side of environmental preservation and sustainability, obtained a license to demolish these irregular homes, transferring people to another place. However, this does not always happen; None of the residents removed from the Cota neighborhoods receive their new homes for free.

Many people who are staying in Cota have a family history since the construction of Anchieta. And this means that most people do not have the conditions to move and build a house in another place ... When the government removes these people, they have nothing left. After all, what they invested throughout their lives was not returned to them.

Thus, the teacher proposed that we make a critical individual text about these problems of urbanization, also involving the lack of effective public policy. A collective text will emerge from this individual text. That is, we will join and create a single text about irregular occupations, at Cota 200.

We hope you enjoy!