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A Missed Opportunity in Rio

Published in Wednesday April 4th, 2012 In In the media

(Português) Rio de Janeiro is preparing to host the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, and these mega-events give the nation’s elite a chance to speed up whatever strategies were already on their wish lists. In Rio, where real estate interests control the city’s politicians and media, decisions are made on their […]

Slum Dwellers Are Defying Brazil’s Grand Design for Olympics

Published in Monday March 5th, 2012 In In the media

It was supposed to be a triumphant moment for Brazil Rio de Janeiro, March 4th 2012 Gearing up for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held here, officials celebrated plans for a futuristic “Olympic Park,” replete with a waterside park and athlete villages, promoting it as “a new piece of the city.” There was just one problem: […]

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2014 World Cup Match: FIFA-1, Brazil-?

Published in Thursday February 16th, 2012 In In the media

The wealthy international soccer organization forces tax and labor-law exemptions on the next host of the games.

Cartoons made to picture sports mega-events impacts on host cities

Published in Monday February 6th, 2012

The work of cartoonists and artists on the impacts of sports mega-events on the host cities.

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Images of mobilization activities in the context of sports mega-events

Published in Monday February 6th, 2012

See photos of protests and other activities taken by society in the context of sports mega-events like the World Cup and Olympics.

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Pictures of forced evictions in mega-events

Published in Monday February 6th, 2012

Photos of evicted communities and images related to forced evictions as a result from the host cities’ projects for mega-events like the World Cup and Olympics.

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As Police Invade Another Favela, Brazil Vents Fury

Published in Wednesday February 1st, 2012 In News

As many of the homemade videos posted on YouTube show, the invasion of the Pinheirinho favela by some 1,800 police in riot gear — throwing tear-gas bombs and firing rubber bullets — left residents frightened, furious and homeless.

Brazil: UN housing expert urges authorities to suspend Pinheirinho evictions

Published in Monday January 30th, 2012 In News

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, on Friday called on Brazilian authorities to find a peaceful and appropriate solution, including housing alternatives, for those evicted this week from the Pinheirinho settlement in São Jose dos Campos city, São Paulo.

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Decisions on the displacement in Sacadura Cabral, Brazil, involved the affected community

Published in Wednesday January 11th, 2012

Sacadura Cabral was a slum located in the City of Santo André, metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. In order to remedy the high population density and the problem of floods, the first stage of the re-urbanization project, within the Santo André Mais Legal Program, proposed the removal of a sector of the slum, implying the displacement of 200 families from a total of 780 families. A participative strategy was used to select the families and define the resettlement criteria.

Dwellers ensure the return to their homes after urbanization in Coroa do Meio, Brazil

Published in Wednesday January 11th, 2012

The dwellers of the community of Coroa do Meio (Aracaju/Sergipe – Brazil) had their 600 blockhouses returned, after the urbanization project in an area close to the beach and to the central area of the City of Aracaju. The area was owned by the Union’s assets and was an Environmental Preservation Area.