Clique aqui para Português “The city’s decision to bid to host the 2016 Games was made based on a long-term vision: to grasp the opportunity that a successful bid would offer to transform Rio into […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Douglas Felliphe published in Voz das Comunidades click here. RioOnWatch Editor’s note: In June 2016 the State of Rio de Janeiro officially declared a […]
Clique aqui para Português According to the Rio Olympics Public Authority: “Legacy is a set of infrastructure works (including sports infrastructure) and public policies in the areas of mobility, environment, urban upgrades, education, and culture that […]
Clique aqui para Português The recent reconfiguration of Rio de Janeiro into an Olympic city directly compromised its inhabitants’ housing rights through the forced removals of low-income residents who lived in areas subject to real […]
Clique aqui para Português The Rio Olympics ended exactly a year ago today. What now? Community journalist Gizele Martins describes life in Maré today as “dictatorship in the midst of democracy.” Militarization has always been […]