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. 2017 Aug 7;59:e56. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946201759056

Table 1. - Characterization of Complexo de Manguinhos (CM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Major Area N. of slums Pop. Constructed environment Natural environment Socioeconomic characteristics
1 3 5325 - Some homes have yards (with trees and/or other limited vegetation) - In one of these slums a church occupies 2/3 of the territory, the remaining spaces exhibit extremely thin alleys and verticalization of homes - No playing fields - Each community physically separated from the rest of the CM Highest elevation (39.6 meters) - Does not border any rivers - Oldest, most established communities of the CM - Not violent - No visible drug consumption areas (“bocas de fumo”)
2 7 12201 - Heterogeneous housing structures - Mix of streets and alleys - One of these communities was previously demolished and is in the process of reconstruction - Greatest periodic flooding - Borders the Faria-Timbó River, Jacaré River, Cunha Canal and Manguinhos Canal - Pacifying Police Unit
3 2 3251 - Intercepted by a major highway with homes underneath the highway continuously demolished (by the government) and rebuilt (by the population) - Accessible by car - Predominance of streets instead of alleys - Physically separated from the rest of the CM - Borders the Faria-Timbó River - Visible “boca de fumo” near the highway
4 4 12690 - Thin alleys, limited accessibility by car - Verticalization of homes - Visible sewage and/or water leaks Many demolished and/or partially demolished homes (result of PAC) - Periodic flooding - Community gardens - Presence of free-roaming swine and poultry - Borders the Faria-Timbó and the Jacaré Rivers - Pacifying Police Unit - Visible “bocas de fumo”
5 3 4994 - Apartment complexes - Public housing for low-income families - Apartments originally granted to veterans of the 2nd World War (higher income families) - Heterogeneous housing structures Hub of PAC interventions - Borders the Jacaré River - Very heterogeneous socioeconomic conditions of families - Center of public services offered in the CM