... This is because when immigrants arrive in São Paulo they often have to live in temporary accommodation upon their arrival. This is sometimes built on vacant space next to modern factories, alongside modern roads leading to the city centre, but usually on the outskirts of the existing urban areas. These immigrants are collectively known as 'squatters' and have no legal right to the land they occupy. The rapid growth of these spontaneous shanty settlements, or favelas as they are called in Brazil, is the most common type of housing in São Paulo. The conditions associated with favelas are very poor. Often families have to share one tap, there is no sewerage, disease is common and many people are unemployed. Below I have described the impact of rapid urbanisation in sectors: o Housing is often a collection of primitive shacks made from any accessible material - wood, corrugated iron, cardboard, sacking or tiles. Some ...

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