Clique aqui para Português Vila Autódromo, in Rio’s West Zone, is under extreme pressure of evictions from the City in preparation for the 2016 Olympics. Most residents have left, selling their houses to the City or exchanging them for […]
“My name is Pedro. Today is May 20, 2015. The City, with this bulldozer here, knocked down part of my house.” Pedro Henrique Berto arrived home to Vila Autódromo from work one Wednesday to an unexpected surprise: […]
Clique aqui para Português Sitting in the rubble of his neighbor’s demolished house on Sunday, April 5, Tadilmarco Peixopo, the last resident of Avenida Autódromo, described his surroundings of debris and vacant lots as a […]
Clique aqui para Português The residents of the few houses that remain in the community of Beira Rio, in Manguinhos, are being subjected to a brutal removal process, ongoing since 2009. They have been fighting […]
Paolo Roberto Ferreira Mezes, known by all as Barrão, moved to Vila Autódromo sixteen years ago. After learning to fish and dedicating himself to the craft, he brought his wife and two young children to […]