August 21st, 2012
Vila Autodromo is a long way from the stereotype of a Brazilian favela — there are no drug traffickers and no troops. The 3000 residents who have lived here for the last 5O years don’t want to go anywhere — but the city of Rio has other ideas. They say the area — which has no sewage system or school — is a slum, and have promised the inhabitants better housing if they move out to make way for the 2016 Olympic Park.
Source: AFP
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