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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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Occupy Vila Autódromo BRT [IMAGES]

By Maria Luiza Belo, Mateus Augusto Rubim • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • February 16, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Saturday, February 9 was a day of celebration and struggle for Vila Autódromo, the community that vehemently resisted pre-Olympic evictions next to the 2016 Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The cultural occupation […]

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Violence Against Women in the Context of Rio’s Pre-Olympic Evictions, Part 2: Violence as Policy of Control

By Poliana Monteiro • Translation by Jiselle Steele • February 4, 2019

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a four-part series highlighting research that demonstrates the unequal geographic distribution of violence against women in the context of pre-Olympic evictions in the city of […]

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Vila Autódromo Plans Occupation to Demand Renaming BRT Station and Fulfillment of City Promises

By Maria Luiza Belo • Translation by Ava Rose Hoffman • February 2, 2019

Clique aqui para Português The community of Vila Autódromo is organizing a cultural occupation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station located next to the community next Saturday, February 9. The occupation aims to highlight […]

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