Assessing minha casa minha vida from a racialized perspective

Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV) is the major Brazilian housing policy subsidizing low-income homeownership. In this thesis, I discuss hidden mechanisms of racial exclusion within the design and implementation of MCMV. Drawing from an analysis of program administrative data as well as interviews with the program’s stakeholders, I demonstrate how a seemingly race-neutral housing policy is biased towards certain regions and cities in Brazil. I also demonstrate through the experiences of program stakeholders how program design incentivizes and favors certain population groups. This work contributes to the understanding of potential racial barriers in MCMV access, and developing a framework that advances the conceptualization of racialization as an organizing feature for Brazilian housing policy.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban Planning

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2024

Author dc:creator

• De Souza Campos Paiva, Julia

Contributors dc:contributor

• Greenlee, Andrew J

• Minha Casa Minha Vida
• Racial Inequalities
• Housing Policy
• Cluster Analysis

Statement dc:rights

• © 2024 Julia de Souza Campos Paiva

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/124387

OAI record oai:identifier

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=etdms&identifier=oai%3Awww.ideals.illinois.edu%3A2142%2F124387