In the morning of 9 July, 2015, a second batch of home titles was given to families from the Emiliano Perneta neighborhood, formerly known as Vila União, in the town of Pinhais. The appointed residents took part in a land regularization process conducted by the town administration in partnership with Terra Nova and other public […]
Vila Governador, a residential area in the town of Pinhais, is no longer an irregular occupation. On 25 March, 2015, a third batch of land titles was given to the residents that had paid off the reparation sum owed to the former landowners, thus guaranteeing their ownership rights in compliance with the Brazilian Civil Code […]
In November 2014, a small outbuilding of the church attended by locals of Vila Governador, in Pinhais (Paraná), saw another victory for land regularization. The place hosted officials from the local notary’s office so that residents could sign deeds to their lots in a more orderly fashion. They are now the real owners of their […]
In the least unequal of Brazilian regions, a population as long-lived as that of European countries are facing the typical difficulties of those approaching the end of a well-lived life. In no other place in Brazil does so many people die of cancer—although the per capita rates of doctors and hospital beds are among the […]
Terra Nova presented its regularization methodology at the World Forum held by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) in Medellín, Colombia, in June 2013. Social entrepreneurs and non-government organizations were invited to talk about their actions towards a fairer and more equal world.
Land titles continue to be handed to residents from Vila Nova, Matinhos, in the coast side of Paraná. Members of the community gathered at a ceremony held on 24 May by Terra Nova, the Vila Nova Residents’ Association, and the town administration to fete those who got their titles. Terra Nova’s directors, Mayor Eduardo Dalmora, […]
Following years of wait, residents from the area known as Vila Nova have begun to receive titles to their properties. The area, occupied in 1995, has gone through a social-interest regularization process led by Terra Nova and is no longer considered an irregular occupation. Vila Nova is now the town’s newest official neighborhood. The transfer […]
