The social movements and the struggle for the right to the city in contemporary Brazil

As the expansion of the cities occurs more and more in such a way as to push the working class to (and to segregate it in) peripheral areas without any services and infrastructure, the urban space is also an important space in the working class struggle. So, this article aims at analyzing the political organization of the urban social movements nowadays: their processes of struggle for social rights, with an emphasis on the right to the city.

Keywords:
Cities; Working class struggle; Social movements