(BR) - Ocupação 9 de julho
Ocupação 9 de Julho is a building occupied by the Movimento dos Sem Teto do Centro (MSTC) in São Paulo, Brazil. MSTC, one of the main popular movements in São Paulo, aims to guarantee the constitutional right to housing and promote social reform that democratizes the right to the city. MSTC occupies ten buildings in the center of São Paulo, and the Ocupação 9 de Julho has become a symbol of the struggle for housing in the city. Today, Ocupação 9 de Julho is home to 124 families totaling approximately 500 residents. The place has become an important meeting point and a center for the production and exhibition of artistic works. Besides a library, a garden and a communal kitchen, Ocupação 9 de Julho has a space decorated with several famous works of graffiti, the Reocupa art gallery, which promotes art exhibitions by renowned artists, and a cinema.
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