A ‘Little Venezuela’ Is Growing in Londrina.

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The Flores do Campo Occupation, in the northern zone of Londrina, has transformed itself in recent years into a "little Venezuela." Unfinished houses—the result of a Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House, My Life) project abandoned after the construction company went bankrupt—have become the destination for hundreds of families from the neighboring country. They arrived lured by the promise of rent-free housing, through a network of referrals that spr…