The CURA research group fundamentally seeks to address issues involving the field of Architecture and Urbanism, based on the notions of Resistance and Culture. Its central aim is to develop studies that contribute to mitigating the historic social abyss in the cities of today. Not by chance, the title is organised to build on the acronym that names the group, giving meaning to what the studies and lines proposed seek to build: CURA. Yes, studies that seek to restore the health of cities and buildings and, above all, to heal the wounds opened by social inequality. Since 2015, it has encompassed various academic, design and cultural activities, including: developing and/or supervising research and projects involving UERJ professors and students, as well as researchers from other institutions; organising academic events; and publishing. As an example of the repercussions, we can mention the winning of FAPERJ calls for proposals in 2015 and 2018.