In the run up to Brazil’s World Cup 2014 and Olympics 2016, thousands of people are being forcefully evicted from their homes to make room for office buildings, stadiums and roads. Video activists are making a stand, producing documentaries to raise awareness, inform and empower communities at risk of eviction. Watch below some of the videos produced:
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Megaeventos
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- In the media When it comes to hosting the Olympics, more cities are saying, ‘Hold that thought.’
- In the media Brazil’s evicted ‘won’t celebrate World Cup’
- Opinion People’s right to the city has been eroded by mega-event evictions in Rio de Janiero
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- In the media (Português) MST bloqueia rodovias em SP contra despejo de assentamento
- Mobilisation and agenda (Português) Instituto Pólis lança documentário ‘A caminho da Copa’, dia 19/06, no Rio de Janeiro
- News (Português) Assista ao programa A Liga, da Band, sobre moradias precárias
- Social movement news (Português) Denúncia: máquinas avançam sobre as casas das famílias que residem ao lado do Beira-Rio
- In the media (Português) Para onde vão os moradores da Vila Dique? Veja o vídeo.
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