Squatting as tactics for creative resistance and transformation: The experience of a Brazilian housing occupation

This paper aims to discuss the processes of resistance and transformation that take place in squats Brazil thus shed a light on potential innovative forms producing inhabiting city emerge from articulation between inhabitants, social movements, university, activists, public sectors these spaces. work is anchored case squat metropolitan region Rio de Janeiro, which provides empirical data engages it dialogue with right city. The proposes analyze experience squatting through three different dimensions tactics for transformation: political, urban, social. It draws authors’ years active engagement accumulated research teaching field informal settlements Janeiro. demonstrate can be both seen used as lead alternative arise insurgent collaborative practices.