The Communal Areas of Copacabana neighborhood: it formation and appropriation

Abstract

This article discusses the Intra-blocks open spaces of Copacabana neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, described as Communal areas. Deployed in 1940, it became a landmark of the urban design in this neighborhood, although still unknown by most people. This article will talk about these spaces, its formation and its appropriation, highlighting its importance as an element of quality of the neighborhood. This work is part of the research done during the master program, developed at PROARQ–FAU-UFRJ Graduate Program in Architecture, with thesis dissertation defended in 2010.