1/2 The desire to follow your team while in the midst of a pandemic. Overcrowding is an issue as we discussed #highergeography and #nationalgeography. While this shows a crowd doing what they can to watch their team, it also lets us see a little of the fabric of the #favelas. https://twitter.com/nocontextfooty/status/1380058542921682945">https://twitter.com/nocontext...

What you see in the photos are examples of improved housing. Self help schemes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> land is legally given to residents, they can access bankinghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">take loans or save to buy materialshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">use community skills to support each other building a sturdier home leaving temporary shacks behind.

From temporary shacks to permanent homes.

An issue with such improvements is that buildings are constructed without plans or regulations. This means that’s 1) they are structurally unstable risking collapse 2) fire risk 3) lack of services (water/sewage) = health risk