“…(Pasveer et al, 2020, p. 20) Even across class differences, in Brazil, many families exhibit what can be conceptualized as a "culture" of co-living, with many generations dividing the same property (Peixoto & Luz, 2007;Salem, 2007;Velho, 2001). This culture inflects public policy, and many of the policies around care for children and disabled people revolve around the family and the home (Engel, 2013(Engel, , 2020Fietz, 2020;Fonseca, 2010). During its redemocratization process in the late 1980s, Brazil adopted a new national Constitution which established bases for public policies of social welfare, a universal public health care system and social assistance policies to address structural inequalities and reduce poverty.…”