Toddlers roam in diapers or even naked in an abandoned building in Rio de Janeiro that has become home to hundreds of squatters. Mounds of trash create pockets of stench in what used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
In this Sept. 16, 2017 photo, Leticia, 15, smokes a cigarette inside a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The squatter building is just a short walk from iconic Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, young women and a toddler look out the empty window of what used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), where hundreds of squatters live in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, a boy rides his bike inside the building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), occupied by hundreds of people in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
This Sept. 10, 2017 photo shows a night view of the Mangueira slum, seen from a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IGBE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Residents bathe in garbage containers filled with water and pass the time playing cards, smoking and watching television thanks to electricity illegally tapped from power lines. The former federal building, just a short walk from iconic Maracana Stadium, has been occupied for several years. But an influx of recent arrivals underscores the fallout from Brazil's worst economic crisis in decades.
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Toddlers roam in diapers or even naked in an abandoned building in Rio de Janeiro that has become home to hundreds of squatters. Mounds of trash create pockets of stench in what used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, young women and a toddler look out the empty window of what used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), where hundreds of squatters live in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, a boy rides his bike inside the building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), occupied by hundreds of people in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
This Sept. 10, 2017 photo shows a night view of the Mangueira slum, seen from a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IGBE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Residents bathe in garbage containers filled with water and pass the time playing cards, smoking and watching television thanks to electricity illegally tapped from power lines. The former federal building, just a short walk from iconic Maracana Stadium, has been occupied for several years. But an influx of recent arrivals underscores the fallout from Brazil's worst economic crisis in decades.
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, residents look out from a balcony inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, Luciana Bastos sits in her room with her girls as they watch television inside a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), now occupied by hundreds of people in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Luciana Bastos, 30, moved in with her husband and two daughters after they both lost their jobs and couldn't make rent.
In this Sept. 12, 2017 photo, residents walk by a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, (IBGE), in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The IBGE has become home to hundreds of squatters. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, a woman stands at the entrance of her home inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Bastos said she and others make an effort to clean only to then see trash thrown in the same places.
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, young women pose for a photo inside their squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 10, 2017 photo, children slide on a puddle near trash as they play in a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Residents laugh as a man tattoos a doll with a kite on a woman's calf. Children hit a green soccer ball with sticks in a hallway while others ride bikes around the property. A few women sunbathe and chat with others holding babies. Teenage girls pose for visiting journalists, giggling as they pucker their lips.
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, residents sit in a corridor inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, Jayanne Pessanha, left, and Yara Andrade, kiss in their room in a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Those who are here have faith. They have faith that they will leave this place,” said Pessanha. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, a girl holds her cigarette inside a small bar where a woman gets a tattoo on her leg at a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Jayanne Pessanha, 20, said her sister died a few years ago after falling from an empty window, one of the biggest dangers in a building with dozens of wide and long windows that no longer have glass and are not boarded up. Her brother died when he hit his head during a fight.
In this Sept. 13, 2017 photo, residents sit in the empty windows of a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, a girl runs through a corridor inside a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), where hundreds of squatters live in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, a woman and youth use tall trash containers to shower outside their squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, residents look out from a balcony inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, Luciana Bastos sits in her room with her girls as they watch television inside a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), now occupied by hundreds of people in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Luciana Bastos, 30, moved in with her husband and two daughters after they both lost their jobs and couldn't make rent.
"The owner of our apartment asked us to leave and we didn't have anywhere else to go," Bastos said, sitting on a bed in a room with sheets covering large holes in the walls.
In this Sept. 16, 2017 photo, Jayanne Pessanha, right, smokes a cigarette while playing cards with neighbors in a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pessanha, 20, said her sister died a few years ago after falling from an empty window, and her brother died when he hit his head during a fight. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 12, 2017 photo, residents walk by a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, (IBGE), in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The IBGE has become home to hundreds of squatters. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, a woman stands at the entrance of her home inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Bastos said she and others make an effort to clean only to then see trash thrown in the same places.
"How long do we have to live in a pig sty?" she said.
Despite the hardscrabble existence, there is a strong sense of community.
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, children play inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 14, 2017 photo, young women pose for a photo inside their squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 10, 2017 photo, children slide on a puddle near trash as they play in a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Residents laugh as a man tattoos a doll with a kite on a woman's calf. Children hit a green soccer ball with sticks in a hallway while others ride bikes around the property. A few women sunbathe and chat with others holding babies. Teenage girls pose for visiting journalists, giggling as they pucker their lips.
In this Sept. 10, 2017 photo, a man stands inside a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), occupied by hundreds of people in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electricity comes from illegally tapped power lines. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, residents sit in a corridor inside a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, Jayanne Pessanha, left, and Yara Andrade, kiss in their room in a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Those who are here have faith. They have faith that they will leave this place,” said Pessanha. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, a girl holds her cigarette inside a small bar where a woman gets a tattoo on her leg at a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Jayanne Pessanha, 20, said her sister died a few years ago after falling from an empty window, one of the biggest dangers in a building with dozens of wide and long windows that no longer have glass and are not boarded up. Her brother died when he hit his head during a fight.
In this Sept. 11, 2017 photo, children play as a man fills a small plastic pool with water at a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 13, 2017 photo, residents sit in the empty windows of a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
In this Sept. 9, 2017 photo, a girl runs through a corridor inside a building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), where hundreds of squatters live in the Mangueira slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
"Many people criticize us. They say we live in garbage," said Pessanha, who has "Jesus Cristo" tattooed on the side of her neck. "Those who are here have faith. They have faith that they will leave this place."
