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Rio Mayor Demolishes Home of Prize Winning ‘Woman Citizen’ on International Women’s Day [VIDEO]

By Adam Talbot, Stephanie Reist • March 10, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For women around the world, International Women’s Day is a day for celebration. This year, Vila Autódromo‘s Maria da Penha, recognized in the morning here on RioOnWatch, had planned to spend the day celebrating. […]

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Celebrating the Warrior Women of Vila Autódromo

By Clare Huggins • March 8, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Today, March 8, in celebration of International Women´s Day, we celebrate some of the many warrior women of Vila Autódromo who have been battling against the City for more than five years to save […]

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Vila Autódromo Residents Describe Psychological Terror as City Emits Demolition Orders

By Vila Autódromo • Translation by Alice Lupton • March 4, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Yesterday the residents of Vila Autódromo posted the following statement on their Facebook page with a video testimonial by resident Sandra Maria explaining the current situation and thanking supporters of the […]

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Vila Autódromo: Target of the Ravenous Appetite of Olympic Construction

By Bernardo Mello • Translation by Jim Shyne • February 25, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Bernardo Mello in Portuguese published in O Globo click here. Saturday, February 13. A burst water pipe inside the Olympic Park created a quagmire that overflowed into the […]

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SOS Vila Autódromo: Neighborhood Association and Home of Heloisa Helena Demolished Today

By Adam Talbot, Cerianne Robertson • February 24, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Early in the morning on Wednesday, February 24, the Vila Autódromo Neighborhood Association building was demolished after a pending legal challenge to the demolition order was dismissed. On the same day, […]

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