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  • [ January 13, 2026 ] 10 Years Since the Rio Olympics: Vila Autódromo Continues to Resist Gentrification Pressures Amidst New ‘Olympic Barra’ Neighborhood #EvictionsWatch
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Disciplining Favelas Pre/Post Mega-Events, Part 1: Separation, Segregation, Fragmentation

By Eric Chu, Isabelle Anguelovski, Thaisa Cosmelli • January 13, 2020

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a series of four, based on a study into the disciplinary processes that took place in the lead up to, during, and following mega-events in […]

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The Transnational Anti-Olympics Movement Takes Off: A Report From Tokyo

By Cerianne Robertson • August 26, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Let’s start this story a week before the Rio 2016 Olympics. July 27, 2016: Tokyo-based anti-Olympics activist Misako Ichimura arrives in the Cidade Maravilhosa. Her 14-day visit is packed with the […]

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‘NOlympics Anywhere’: Unprecedented Transnational Olympics Protest in Tokyo

By Cerianne Robertson • July 26, 2019

Clique Aqui para Português  Tens of thousands of Tokyo residents heard the drumline. Tens of thousands saw the jubilant parade of hundreds of banner-bearing protesters. And tens of thousands heard the chants rejecting the Olympic […]

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Film ‘Mormaço’ Interweaves Fiction and Reality to Retell Story of Vila Autódromo Evictions [REVIEW]

By Carolina Medina Zárate • Translation by Cheyne Bull • June 9, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On May 8, the film Mormaço premiered at the Net Rio Theater in Botafogo, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Directed by Marina Meliande with performances by Marina Provenzzano, Sandra Maria […]

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‘Favela Evictions in Rio de Janeiro’ Book Launch: Debating Rio’s Olympic Legacy

By Daiana Contini • April 29, 2019

Clique aqui para Português  On Wednesday, April 17, the Cities–Urban Research Nucleus at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), publishing house Appris, and researcher Alexandre Magalhães organized a panel debate to discuss “What […]

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