The right to housing in the light of transformations in property rights in Brazil.
Right to housing; right to the city; right to property; housing inadequacy; social inequality.
This study is an analysis of the right to housing seen from the perspective of the transformations of the right to property in Brazil. The general objective of this dissertation was to analyze how the legal forms that constitute the right to housing in Brazil have evolved over the course of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries while being shaped by legal doctrine on the right to property. The research delved into the relevant Brazilian legal literature and also analyzed formative historical, institutional and social contexts. The dissertation is divided into three parts: firstly, it presents the right to housing as constructed from classical liberal legal doctrine. Next, the dissertation covers legal discussions that were developed in reaction to shortcomings of classical liberal law. Finally, the last chapter presents the current legal paths considered by scholars to fully implement the right to housing. The central argument of this dissertation is that the right to housing has been constructed in various legal forms that are linked to three phases of globalization. The work concludes by indicating that important reforms are still need to promote the effectiveness of the right to housing in Brazil, notwithstanding the advancements that have been made so far.