The port area is the area that outwardly displays the redevelopment legacy. It is undoubtedly an open meeting space for all social classes and families. Every week there are cultural events as well as increased tourism and visits to the new Museu da Amanha (The Museum of Tomorrow). Also, during the week, it is used by people who work nearby to have lunch, spend time outdoors and enjoy a new performance stage that the city placed there.

 

One year later, the concern that the population has is: “who will have the responsibility of taking care of this area?”, since the city was declared it is in a state of public emergency since June 2016. Who will be responsible for this legacy?

In addition to that, many questions for whom the area was renovated for. This area was conceived as looking to the future.  However, the port area in Rio de Janeiro has a history of immigration and human trafficking related to the African slave trade in Brazil. All that history was cemented over and what was built is modern space that is bereft of nods to that past.