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AECOM Wins Olympic Design Bid: The Plan in Pictures
August 30, 2011–Vila Autódromo remains in all phases of the project, see top left corner of the “Olympic Site Triangle:” 2016 2018 2030
Forced Evictions
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Babilônia and the Threat of Gentrification
Clique aqui para Português August 22, 2011—As I climbed Morro da Babilônia, up the Leme hillside overlooking Copacabana, I was taken aback by this community’s sheer beauty. Unlike many of the favelas here in Rio, […]
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Fifa Draws Protest
Saturday morning, July 30th, the World Cup/Olympics Popular Committee (Comitê Popular da Copa e das Olimpíadas), a coalition of diverse organizations, organized a march and rally starting in Largo do Machado and ending near Marina da […]
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Morar Carioca: What’s Not to Like?
Say what you want about Morar Carioca, the latest incarnation of Rio’s favela upgrading programs, but you can’t claim that it’s lacking in ambition – at least not on paper. The initiative, which is actually […]
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A Ride that Takes Courage
Clique aqui para Português If one happens to stumble upon Rio de Janeiro’s newest touristic hotspot, another over-the-top project provided by the PAC program, they would come across the trendy cable car that now spans […]