Living on the streets: urban reality and a public problem in Brazil

Abstract

This article examines the issue of living on the streets in agenda setting in Brazil and shows that the problem occupies an important place in the media and in the political and urban spaces. Based on information from documents of public agencies, entities, non-governmental organizations and the media, events and decisions related to the homeless in several Brazilian cities are analyzed. Prominence is given to the effects of the 2014 World Cup on the situation of the homeless in host cities. Seen by segments of the society and of the government as sources of threats, the homeless are the ones who are constantly threatened - even by urban projects.