Portugal’s worsening housing crisis hits a diverse neighbourhood

Adriano Kuzingami and his two children on the remains of their home, in Segundo Torrao [Ana Naomi de Sousa/Al Jazeera]

Lisbon, Portugal – On the banks of the River Tagus, to the south of Lisbon, a wide clearing in the neighbourhood of Segundo Torrao is littered with piles of rubble.

Until six months ago, this empty plot was filled with houses and families.