An abandoned factory in the outskirts of Lisbon. The factory was closed down due to the economic crisis. February 19, 2013. © Mario Cruz
J.Gomes, 63, inside his room in an old abandoned villa owned by city hall of Lisbon. He has the arduous task of climbing three meters in a handmade ladder. J. counts on his neighbors to give him canned food and toiletries. "I do not mind the mud and vermin. I just don't want to be hungry again...I accept my destiny if I have to stay here until my last days." April 26, 2014. © Mario Cruz
A man walks towards his house in an abandoned village in Lisbon carrying a bed frame that he found in the trash. March 25, 2014. © Mario Cruz
An old building near Tagus River where people used to sleep. The door was removed to prevent the occupation of the site. March 09, 2014. © Mario Cruz
Carlos and Joao share a meal inside an abandoned house. They have lived there for over three years now without any income or support from the State. Every summer, they leave their home for three months to pick fruit during the harvest season. They never know if they'll have their belongings or even their house when they return. March 11, 2014. © Mario Cruz
One of the windows of an abandoned villa is occupied. April 26, 2014. © Mario Cruz
Vitor, 65, sleeps inside an abandoned factory. Vitor was invited to live there by the other residents of the factory when they saw him sleeping on the street. He was physically weak due to the lack of food for several days. July 13, 2014. © Mario Cruz
Unfinished buildings provide shelter to people who have no home of their own. March 25, 2014. © Mario Cruz
Paulo enters his living room in an abandoned village in Lisbon. His house started to collapse one year ago. He survives without electricity and barely any water. July 24, 2014. © Mario Cruz
J.Gomes, 63, bathes inside a room in an old abandoned villa owned by Lisbon City Hall. April 26, 2014. © Mario Cruz
Paulo lives in one of four houses that still stand in a abandoned village in Lisbon. His house began to collapse one year ago. The City Hall doesn't intervene because the land and the property belongs to a private company. "I was born in this house and it seems that I will die in it." July 24, 2014. © Mario Cruz
Pedro collects a couch that he found in a garbage dump near the factory where he lives. "This is a really good day for me. I can accommodate one more person in my room." July 26, 2014. © Mario Cruz
M. Carvalho tells her husband that there's no more food after he arrives home from work. They live in an outbuilding of an old auto repair shop, once owned by a relative. The shop disappeared but they didn't. March, 9, 2014. © Mario Cruz
A painting on a wall built by residents of an abandoned factory. July 26, 2014. © Mario Cruz
An abandoned village in Lisbon. March 9, 2014. © Mario Cruz
J. Santos and I. Tavares live together. Surrounded by ruins, they are 85 and 80 years old. They spent many of these years isolated by time and space, watching the world go by in a strange rhythm. They spend most of their time reflecting on the contrast between their past and their present. They hope for a better home to live in their last years with the dignity they deserve. July 4, 2014. © Mario Cruz
M. Costa inside his room in an abandoned factory. July 13, 2014. © Mario Cruz
A door is seen from outside an abandoned factory where about ten people live. Every weekend, companies discharge waste near the factory, namely clothing to wear and objects to sell, but most importantly, materials to build "houses" inside the long forgotten building. July 26, 2014. © Mario Cruz