Clique aqui para Português “The Olympics are coming and the pressures of the City government are violently increasing, but a determined group of residents continues to fight for their rights. Vila Autódromo exists, resists, insists and re-exists!” –Vila […]
Clique aqui para Português On October 23 agents from the city government carried out the unannounced demolition of five homes in Vila Autódromo, next door to the 2016 Olympic Park. 60 year-old Dona Mariza do […]
Clique aqui para Português Last weekend students from two universities joined residents of Vila Autódromo to revitalize the community park, or Parquinho. Participants tied colored ribbons around trees, painted the jungle gym, seesaw and swing-set, and […]
Clique aqui para Português A new series of maps and infographics show the stark racial segregation of the city of Rio de Janeiro. São Paulo geography student Hugo Nicolau Barbosa de Gusmão developed the maps […]
Clique aqui para Português Psychological pressures intensify in Vila Autódromo after the community’s ping pong table was demolished and children’s playground is under threat. The psychological stress on residents in Vila Autódromo, next to the 2016 Olympic Park, […]