Jardim das Mangabeiras e Chácara do Monte: um estudo sobre a requalificação urbana em Salvador

Abstract

The present dissertation aims to analyze the impacts of urban redevelopment promoted by the Urban Development Company (CONDER) on the dynamics of the Jardim das Mangabeiras and Chácara do Monte communities, located in the Cajazeiras VIII neighborhood in the city of Salvador, Bahia, based on the stories told by its residents. Since 2005, the State Government, through CONDER, has carried out physical interventions in the region. From the beginning, the city of Salvador has shown areas of occupation that exceed the limits of the formal city through quilombos and terreiros. These points gave rise to black neighborhoods. The Cajazeiras region also has historical evidence of occupation through quilombos and terreiros dating back to before the creation of the Cajazeiras Housing Complex in the 1970s and 80s. Furthermore, it is located in a neighborhood with a higher presence of black people, according to the IBGE census (2010). These individuals are generally overlooked by analyses of the implementation of housing policies and urban studies that prioritize economic classes. Thus, this research focuses on the accounts of these residents to tell the story of the communities, achieving the proposed objective. To do so, the analysis is based on the residents' accounts, supplemented with data from plans, the 2010 IBGE census, socioeconomic diagnosis, social projects, and reports prepared within the scope of CONDER, as well as materials produced by the Jardim das Mangabeiras Neighborhood Residents' Association. The research results contribute to the debate on public policies for urban redevelopment in Salvador and other Brazilian cities.