FICA is a nonprofit founded in 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil. FICA crowdfunds and buys properties in downtown São Paulo and rents these at non-speculative prices. Its mission is unique in the Brazilian context and in acting as a social landlord, it offers a new role devoted to fighting speculation and gentrification. FICA is a legally established association, run by a board of directors, with 150 sponsors, 23 investors and 4 institutional funders. FICA also counts on an extensive network of partners: volunteers, social movements, other non-profit organiza3ons, public policy makers, universities and private sector partners.