Although there is no more space to build, the population in these sites has increased. Population growth in the slums was 660% greater in SP between 2000 and 2007, but the total area they occupy in the city decreased.

Brazilians filmmakers love documentaries about poverty. Their films on the subject are already a style.

Book about slums in Brazil available for download

More than 12 million Brazilians live in slums in some 560 municipalities with more than 150,000 inhabitants, located in metropolitan areas.