Homeless people in Brazil: From research to reporting experiences
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Brazil, People in street situation, Experience report, Social vulnerabilitySynopsis
It may not seem like it, but subjecting millions of people to sub-human conditions of existence in plain sight is easier than you might think. Not that some ultra-modern camouflage technology has been invented or a new drug that makes everyone blind to social inequality being managed through water, food or air. The secret of the trick is much simpler, but no less cruel. It is enough for these millions to be left on the streets, outside the formal consumption circuit, for them to stop being seen as human beings and become mere disposable objects of our society. In our current society, it is easier to avoid hungry people asking for food on a sidewalk than an open manhole or a garbage collection point, because while these people are invisible, the structural problems cause a selective revolt and indignant posts on social networks. . After all, it's easier to ignore them than to seek to understand what led them to that situation and try to help them in some way. The manhole and the garbage, just put a little pressure on the authorities, they temporarily cease to be problems. This work not only exposes, but puts a finger on our social wound. These are recent data on the situation of homeless people in Brazil, who are often left to their own devices (or bad luck) by almost all of society (almost all of them because, fortunately, there are still initiatives from people who have decided to stop looking away). They are harsh reports of those who, if it weren't for some specific projects, would not have access to the basics to feel human. These are people who don't have a roof over their heads on rainy nights, don't have a place to take a shower, don't have food for days on end, don't even have access to water to quench their thirst. At the same time that we fail to see these people, we hide our own humanity.
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Homeless population in Brazil
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Mapping of the Social Support Networks of the Homeless Population in the beach area
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Religious/spiritual attitude of the homeless population living in the beach area - Fish Market in Tambaú - João Pessoa
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Socio-occupational profile of homeless people who attend non-governmental social projects
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Experience report: Encouraging the social inclusion of the homeless population through the practice of Physical, Sports and Recreational Activities
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