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Where’s the Investment? A Geographical Analysis of Rio’s Olympic Legacy

By Hugo Costa • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • July 27, 2016

Clique aqui para Português In a recent interview with The Guardian, Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, refuted allegations that Olympics investments have been concentrated only in rich parts of the city. “It’s crazy […]

#HousingWatch

Paraty’s Trindade Traditional Fishing Community Demands Justice for Murder of Youth in Land Dispute

By Claire Lepercq, Daniel Gross • July 26, 2016

Clique aqui para Português In a public hearing on Friday July 22, residents of Trindade, a small beachside community in the municipality of Paraty in southern Rio de Janeiro State, demanded justice for the killing […]

#EvictionsWatch

City Breaks Agreement, Leaving Residents Evicted for Olympics in Debt

By Jessica Mota • Translation by Sheila Taylor • July 26, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Jessica Mota in Portuguese published by Agência Pública click here. Residents of the West Zone resettled through the Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV) federal housing program are receiving unauthorized charges […]

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Bandeirantes Já Project Sets Example for Grassroots Education in César Maia [IMAGES]

By Alix Vadot, David Morsi • July 25, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Located in Rio’s West Zone, around 7km west of the newly built Olympic Park, the community of César Maia is a 22-year-old social housing complex that’s home to an incredible sociocultural project […]

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Budget Cuts Halt ‘Olympic Legacy’ Bike Path Construction in Maré

By Carolina Vaz, Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Carolyn Oliveira • July 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português The Rio Bicycle Capital City project, which encourages cycling in the city, arrived for the first time in a favela complex: Maré in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. In partnership with […]

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