at a glance

The study indicates that the activity of these Agents did not count on an extended legitimacy and acceptance by the community to where they belong. By the otherhand, the field work point out that it is unquestionable that the very existence ofthose Agents represents a step forward in the process of popular political participation in the conception, management and implementation of urban projects within slum areas. Presented by the    Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, the study Jardim Moriçaba, by Helton Rangel Coutinho Junior, states that, According to Cadernos Favela-Bairro (2005), the community of Jardim Moriçaba covers an area of 105 thousand meters squared, and is home to approximately 4750 residents. It is demarcated by the Maciço da Pedra Branca, located in the neighborhood of Senador Vasconcellos, in the West Zone of Rio.