This post is also available in Portuguese Ensuring the right to decent housing in Brazil is one of the country's major challenges. In the pursuit of providing safe living conditions with infrastructure and basic services, authorities often resort to the involuntary resettlement of families. An application developed with support from the Inter-American Development Bank seeks … [Read more...] about Innovating in Involuntary Resettlements with Assisted Purchase
Rita Motta
A Social Consultant at the IDB's Environmental and Social Solutions Division (ESG) in Brazil. She holds a degree in Social Sciences from IUPERJ and a specialization in Cities, Urban Policies, and Social Movements (IPPUR/UFRJ). With over 15 years of experience in social programs and public housing, she coordinated social programs such as the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) in Rio de Janeiro.