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This is just a snippet of the full videocast. To watch it in full, click here ►► https://braziljournal.com/0pn7 Brazilian society has created an elitist view that urban densification is bad. As a result, cities have become less functional, with a high need for commuting and a low quality of life, says journalist and writer Raul Juste Lores, author of the book São Paulo nas Alturas. At the root of the problem, Lores points to a “very conservative and cautious” real estate market. “The vast majority of projects are ‘copy and paste’, designed to sell as quickly as possible.” Furthermore, the laws that govern this market are based on “very wrong” conceptions of cities, which do not prioritize public space, he states in this episode of Lado B. Follow Brazil Journal: Newsletter ►► http://braziljournal.com/news-bj Instagram ►► / braziljournal Twitter ►► / braziljournal Facebook ►► / braziljournalnews