Terra, água e agricultura urbana – convergência possível nas lutas territoriais da zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro

Urban Farm DB summary

A report on territorial struggles over land, water and urban agriculture in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It describes a recent process of convergence between two movements that had appeared to share few common approaches or agendas: the struggle against evictions in favor of housing rights, and the struggle for land, water and urban agriculture. It states that, against a historical backdrop of violated access to land, a specific event favored both struggles simultaneously.