Habitação em Piquizeiro, Belágua: a moradia rural da população vulnerável e o modelo urbano do Programa Minha Casa Meu Maranhão

Abstract

Maranhão currently has the highest percentage of rural population in the country, with 36.9% of individuals living in rural areas (IBGE, 2010). Most of this population lives in a situation of economic and social vulnerability, since, of the 217 municipalities in Maranhão, 140 present indicators below the national average, according to the latest data on Education, Health and Income, released by IMESC. Aiming to improve this scenario, the government launched the "Minha Casa Meu Maranhão" (My House My Maranhão) Program (PMCMM), which is part of the "Mais IDH" Plan and consists of replacing mud or adobe houses with masonry houses. This work analyzes the results of the PMCMM's rural housing policy, verifying the transition/adaptation process of the selected families to the housing unit, comparing the address before and after the program, in the village of Pequizeiro, in Belágua, MA. The aim is to contribute to the discussion of housing policy in Maranhão, in order to improve it and make it consistent with the reality in the countryside.