Gilmar dos Santos, 25, hooks up a water line to his home in the Jardim Edite favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 14 March 2009. The government wants all of the residents of the favela to leave their homes so the land can be redeveloped. The city has offered residents money to leave, but it is often not enough to find a suitable home. The neighborhood was once home to more than 500 families and now fewer than 70 remain. Workers demolishing a neighboring home destroyed the water line to the home...
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Gilmar dos Santos, 25, hooks up a water line to his home in the Jardim Edite favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 14 March 2009. The government wants all of the residents of the favela to leave their homes so the land can be redeveloped. The city has offered residents money to leave, but it is often not enough to find a suitable home. The neighborhood was once home to more than 500 families and now fewer than 70 remain. Workers demolishing a neighboring home destroyed the water line to the home where dos Santos lives with his wife and three children leaving them with no water. Photograph by Noah Addis Copyright ?2009 Noah Addis May not be transimtted, reproduced, printed, published or posted online without prior written permission.
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