The city government, responsible for the displacement of Rocinha residents from the center of the community to its peripheries, promised the Vila Laboriaux residents’ association a space for meetings and community events. They were presented with this small space under a home that has open sewage leaking into and covering the floor. Issues of water and sewage systems continue to be on the forefront of community associations’ agendas throughout the city as the government fails to provide these basic needs.