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Originally Posted by dimondpark
We called them "cohab"(Co-HAH-Bee) back in the early 1990s when I was a missionary. They were always just outside the built up city. I thought it was a good idea, much better than favelas imo, in the Rio Grande do Sul, back then they didnt use the term 'favela', they'll say the 'morro' of the 'beco'.
So many wonderful memories.
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Yes, it's COHAB!
I was a young child back in the early 1990's but I remember Brazil was much poorer back then. In the poorest areas, child mortality was still very high and poor people dealt with hunger.
There are still massive issues, specially as after the recession followed by a stagnated economy (2022 GDP is at 2013 levels), but the country definitely move forward, specially on the second half of the 1990's up to 2014.
You should come back!
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Originally Posted by dimondpark
I wish the US was so bold now.
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I agree. They are very easy and cheap to build and they give a real sense of being a owner for people living there and that's why they keep improving year after year.
And as the US is fond of detached housing, that would be a perfect model for you guys up there, specially now with those crazy high prices and rampant homelessness.