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Residencial City Jaraguá (Associação dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto da Zona Noroeste)
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Vila Verde (Associação dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto da Zona Noroeste)
To the technical advisory firms that support the fight for autogestão — Ambiente Arquitetura, Peabiru Trabalhos Comunitários e Ambientais, and Usina CTAH (Centro de Trabalhos para o Ambiente Habitação) — thank you for your patience and resolve in ensuring we are well-equipped to deliver thoroughly researched, culturally competent, and useful products. We are continuously inspired by your deep knowledge and dedication to the movements and the people they represent. Thank you to Taubman College for providing the opportunity to engage in this transformational fieldwork experience and for giving us the tools necessary to execute this project. For your support of this international collaboration, thank you to Anya Sirota, Associate Dean of Academic Initiatives. A special thank you to Dr. Joe Grengs and Laura Brown, who helped us navigate particularly challenging travel circumstances. Finally, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our faculty advisor, Professor Ana Paula Pimentel Walker. We have been endlessly inspired by your dedication to the movement, to housing justice, and to us as students. Ana Paula is a true collaborator, fearless leader, and friend. So, from the bottom of our hearts: thank you!
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