Cities Alliance William Cobbett Manager São Paulo Team Anaclaudia Rossbach Mariana Kara José Communication Team Chii Akprji Iraj Hettiarachchi Juliet Bunch Ministry of Cities Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of the Republic Ministry of Cities Marcio Fortes de Almeida Minister for Cities Rodrigo José Pereira-Leite Figueiredo Executive Secretary National Secretariat for Urban Programmes Celso Santos Carvalho National Secretary for Urban Programmes Pedro Henrique Ducker Bastos Director of Support for Municipal Land Management Daniel Todtmann Montandon Director of Urban Planning Elina Bernal de Oliveira Chef de Cabinet Organizers Celso Santos Carvalho Anaclaudia Rossbach Authors Ana Maria Furbino Bretas Barros Benedito Roberto Barbosa Celso Santos Carvalho Daniel Todtmann Montandon Edesio Fernandes Ermínia Maricato Evaniza Rodrigues José Roberto Bassul Mário Reali Sérgio Alli Publication Coordination Mariana Kara José Daniel Todtmann Montandon The City Statute of Brazil A commentary The City Statute of Brazil: A commentary Production notes Graphic design Maria Helena Werneck Bomeny Editing and revision Publisher Brasil Carlos Rizzo Printer Indusplan Translation John Penney - English CAPA FINAL ingl.indd 1 3/10/10 8:06:47 AM