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Resident of the Last Standing Original Home in Vila Autódromo Tells Foreign Media of “Terror”

By Adriano Wilkson • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • August 12, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Adriano Wilkson in Portuguese published by UOL, click here. In the last few days, dozens of journalists from countries participating in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games have sought out the […]

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PUC Architecture Students Launch Site Documenting 7 Years of Urban Transformations in Rio de Janeiro

By Stephanie Reist • August 11, 2016

Clique aqui para Português A huge sign at the Olympic Park in Barra de Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro reads: “The Olympics bring much more than just the Olympics.” What this “much more” […]

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From Barcelona 1992 to Rio 2016: A Tale of Two Olympic Cities

By Marta Ill-Raga • August 5, 2016

Clique aqui para Português In September 2015 the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, wrote an opinion piece in Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo proudly proclaiming that the Rio Olympics would leave the most […]

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The Legacy of Olympic Evictions: A Multitude in the Hands of the Militias

By Giulia Afiune, Jessica Mota, Natalia Viana • Translation by Anne Marie Moran • August 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Giula Afiune, Jessica Mota and Natalia Viana in Portuguese published by Agência Pública click here and scroll down to the final section. The unsuspecting journalist who tries to enter […]

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Anti-Olympics Protests Planned across Rio de Janeiro on the Eve of “The Exclusion Games”

By Adam Talbot • July 31, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Over the coming week, a range of anti-Olympics protest events will take place across Rio de Janeiro, culminating in a large demonstration during the opening ceremony on Friday August 5. Under […]

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