This dissertation aims to analyze the experiences of mobilizations of the residents of Favela da Rocinha, from the associative movement in the period of the Military Dictatorship until the end of the 70s. for bibliographical, documentary and oral analysis, which made it possible to increase knowledge about the experiences lived by Rocinha residents during the study period, forms of social resistance whose main strategy was the mobilizations organized by the residents, through the residents associations. , with a view to the demands for access to rights around better housing conditions, as well as the fight against the imminent threats of removals and other forms of repression characteristic of the State-slum relationship in this period. Based on studies of oral history, during the field research, it was possible to approach the research subjects, through semi-structured interviews, which enabled the rescue of new elements of the collective memory of residents who had direct and/or indirect in the associative movement and in other spaces where favela mobilizations were being organized inside the favela, in response to the strong control exercised by the State, from the perspective of the military. A set of instruments were used to collect research data, having as main sources the Information System of the National Archives, the collection of the Sankofa Museum of History and Memory of Rocinha and the consultation of newspapers of the time. Documentary and oral data allowed a better understanding of favela struggles, the control dynamics adopted by the military in different state spheres and their actions as responses to the so-called problem of favelas in the urban space of the City, identified by the execution of programs for large-scale removals directed to these spaces. It is hoped that this research can contribute to the preservation of Rocinha s favela memories, the organizational dynamics of mobilization strategies and collective struggles as a historical component. The research reveals forms of social resistance and the claims of rights historically denied to favelados, as the movement to go back to the past allows us a better understanding of the present and the possibility of building a political agenda that helps us think about the favela we want in the future, where the priority is the right through effective public policies, where spaces for popular participation and listening to the knowledge and knowledge produced by the favela are guaranteed.