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Presented by the  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, the study 'Dilemas da conservação da Vila Operária da Gamboa no Rio de Janeiro: Proposta de intervenção física com a participação comunitária' - The conservational dilemmas of Vila Operária da Gamboa in Rio de Janeiro: Proposal for physical intervention with community participation by Lívia Ribeiro Abreu Muchinelli, Terena Brito dos Santos e Maria da Silveria Lobo, is based on a social analysis of 'Vila Operária da Gamboa', from a focal group constituted of residents of the establishment in 2008. It is an attempt to develop proposals for the restoration of the building, or another measure that would suit the financial situation of the residents and which would involve and include them. When considering the relevance of Vila Operária da Gamboa, the first housing complex with a modern social focus in the city of Rio de Janeiro, designed by the urban architect, Lúcio Costa, and constructed with the help of the architect, Gregori Warchavchik, in 1993, it is necessary to study the region in which it is situated, the Port Zone - location of many interventions since the formation of the city. [...]