VILA VIVA ProgramBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Site Visits

Site Visits

ICUH 2011 is promoting site visits to a local urban intervention project, called Vila Viva Program.

Vila Viva Program: Aims Vila Viva Program: Partners Vila Viva Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Before and After Cardoso Avenue Parque da Terceira Água Espaço BH Cidadania Vila Fátima, Centro Cultural Vila Fátima

and Complexo Esportivo do Aglomerado da Serra Mário Guimarães

Municipal Child Education Unit (UMEI)

VILA VIVA Program: Aims

VILA VIVA focuses on urban and socio-environmental renewal for villages and slums, as part of the Municipal Housing Policy.

It includes sanitation, risk areas elimination, road system restructuration, alleys’ urbanization, as well as deployment of parks and public equipment for sports and leisure. Families are also relocated to housing units built for that purpose. http://portalpbh.pbh.gov.br/pbh

VILA VIVA Program: Aims

VILA VIVA actions improve life quality of about 193,000 residents from 12 different slums.

http://portalpbh.pbh.gov.br/pbh

VILA VIVA Program: Partners

It is based upon local community engagement, as well as an amplified study of villages, slums and housing projects from Belo Horizonte.

VILA VIVA is made possible due to a contribution of R$ 1.15 billion, including resources from the Growth Acceleration Plan (PAC) of the Brazilian Federal Government, the funding from the National Development Bank (BNDES) and Caixa Econômica Federal.

About Growth Acceleration Plan (PAC)PAC is an economic plan released in 2007 by the Federal Government that seeks investment in infrastructure (transport, sanitation and housing), encouraging credit and financing, improving the tax system and long-term fiscal measures.

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

VILA VIVA first began in 2005 in a villa called “Aglomerado da Serra”, located in the southern regional center of Belo Horizonte.

VILA VIVA Program: Areas to be visited

We will be visiting the following VILA VIVA’s interventions in Aglomerado da Serra:

1.Beco São Vicente / São Vicente Alley2.Cardoso Avenue3.Parque da Terceira Água4.Espaço BH CIDADANIA/CRAS Vila Fátima5.UMEI São João

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Some changes can already be observed, such as accessibility improvement.

Beco Jampruca Jampruca Alley

Before After

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Some changes can already be observed, such as accessibility improvement.

Beco São Vicente São Vicente Alley

Before After

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Cardoso Avenue: connecting Mem de Sá avenue, in Santa Efigênia neighborhood - eastern region, to Caraça street, in Serra neighborhood - South-Central region.

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Parque da Terceira Água: Parks are being built throughout Aglomerado da Serra.

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Sociocultural areas: Spaces of social inclusion, where people can practice sports and cultural activities are also being created, such as Espaço BH Cidadania Vila Fátima, Centro Cultural Vila Fátima and Complexo Esportivo do Aglomerado da Serra Mário Guimarães.

VILA VIVA Program: Aglomerado da Serra

Municipal Child Education Unit (UMEI) São João: Opened in 2009, today serves 440 children up to six years. It is the first school built in an area of high social vulnerability.

VILA VIVA Program: Leisure Areas

Pista de Parkour

Pista de Bicicross

Pista de Skate

Quadra de Basquete de Rua

Parque do Cardoso

VILA VIVA Program

Site Visits

Site visits will occur during the Pre-Conference, November 1st (Tuesday).

In order to attend, please choose the option “Site visits” during the registration procedures. There are no extra fees.