Friburgo receives housing two years after tragedy.
In Nova Friburgo – a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state – this December 20th, 2013 will be an unforgettable day for 460 families who lost their homes in the 2011 climate event in the region; these families will be provided with apartments in the Bairro Novo Residential Condominium, on the Conselheiro Paulino/Riograndina road.
Rio Agency - In Nova Friburgo - a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state - this December 20th, 2013 will be an unforgettable day for 460 families who lost their homes in the 2011 climate event in the region. This Friday morning, these families will be given apartments in the Bairro Novo Residential Condominium, on the Conselheiro Paulino/Riograndina Road.
The inauguration will be attended by Governor Sérgio Cabral, Vice-Governor and State Secretary of Infrastructure Luiz Fernando Pezão, and Mayor Rogério Cabral, as well as representatives from Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF).
With this new batch of properties, the municipal, state, and federal governments have delivered 946 homes this year to families who lost their homes in the 2011 climate event: 776 apartments in Bairro Novo, 96 apartments built under the "Minha Casa, Minha Vida" program in Conselheiro Paulino, and 50 houses in Parque das Flores.
Nova Friburgo was the first of the seven cities affected by the 2011 rains to receive housing units. It is projected that another 1.360 units will be delivered in 2014, with construction already well advanced in the Bairro Novo neighborhood.