Thousands forced into tents outside Brazil’s Sao Paulo

In Brazil, the shortage of affordable housing has forced many residents to set up temporary tents outside the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo.

In Brazil, the shortage of affordable housing has forced many residents to set up temporary tents outside the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo.

Up to 8,000 families now live in a camp set up four months ago, to pressure the government to build more subsidised homes.

Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Sao Paulo.