Megaeventos

Sochi 2014: Building boom for Winter Olympics leaves some behind

Published in Tuesday March 27th, 2012 In In the media

Katya Davidenko sits with a group of students who study English at a college in the Russian resort city of Sochi. She said she’s excited for the day when thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world will descend on her hometown for the 2014 Winter Games.

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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Olympic housing crunch: London landlords evict tenants to gouge tourists

Published in Friday February 3rd, 2012 In In the media

By Marian Smith, msnbc.com LONDON — Landlords in Britain’s capital are evicting tenants so they can cash in on this summer’s Olympic Games by charging tourists many times the usual rent. Homes in the east London boroughs where many events are to be held are fetching between five and 15 times their typical rates as […]

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Olympic Evictions Come to Russia

Published in Thursday September 15th, 2011 In News

Nate Berg

September 15th, 2011

The seaside resort town of Sochi, Russia, is preparing to play host to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Much of that preparation consists of building—arenas, athlete housing, roads and so on. But with an urban population of about 350,000, transforming Sochi into an Olympic village also means tearing down some of the city that’s already there. With the games less than two-and-a-half years away, that’s already led to the eviction and forced relocation of some locals. […]

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Voices of the mission: Vila Recreio 2, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Published in Thursday September 15th, 2011

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 a video produced about the Vila Recreio 2, favela of Rio de Janeiro:

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Voices of the mission: Favela do Metrô, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Published in Thursday September 15th, 2011

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 a video produced about the Favela do Metrô, favela of Rio de Janeiro[…]

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