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Residents Evicted by the 2016 Olympic Park Fight for Just Compensation

By Mariah Queiroz • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • April 4, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Mariah Queiroz in Portuguese published by Agência Pública click here. Families evicted to make room for the now-abandoned Olympic Park have gone to court for reparations; data obtained through freedom of […]

Vila Autódromo March 14, 2017
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Vila Autódromo Is Realizing Its Vocation as a Model for Resistance

By Phie van Rompu • March 24, 2017

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, March 14, RioOnWatch visited Vila Autódromo, the community that became internationally known during its determined fight against evictions due to its proximity to the Rio 2016 Olympic Park. Those residents who fought to […]

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Residents of Vila Autódromo Request Meeting with New Mayor to Discuss Pending Upgrades

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Adam Lee • February 5, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Last Thursday, January 26, Vila Autódromo residents visited Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall to deliver an official letter requesting a meeting with the city’s new mayor, Marcelo Crivella, to discuss the second […]

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Structural Violence Through the Dangerous ‘Othering’ of Favela Residents

By Christian Kuitert • January 11, 2017

Clique aqui para Português Edward Saïd’s theory of Orientalism offers a useful reference for considering the attitudes of wealthy Brazilians towards favela residents, as well as perhaps the perceptions of non-Brazilians towards Brazilians in general. […]

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Public Defenders Office Hosts Panel of Attorneys and Favela Leaders to Discuss Resistance to Evictions 2007-2011

By Laura Bachmann • November 3, 2016

Clique aqui para Português As part of the release of The Resistance Against the Removal of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro, a book organized by Alexandre Mendes and Giuseppe Cocco, the Rio de Janeiro Public […]

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