Clique aqui para Português “When you are fighting for your house, and your most basic needs–like safety and public health–trees are left behind. To talk to the City about the trees… I left it for last. But […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday May 18, the Evictions Memory Museum opened in Vila Autódromo, the favela which has become world famous for standing up to Olympic development in Rio de Janeiro. Thanks to their fierce resistance, […]
Clique aqui para Português 1960s 1967 – Construction of homes begins 1990s 1992 – Struggle against eviction begins 1993 – Court battles over removals begin 1994 – Residents are granted 99 year titles to land […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, March 8, Mayor Eduardo Paes finally released his plan for the community of Vila Autódromo, adjacent to the Olympic Park. The absence of a public City plan until that point […]
Clique aqui para Português Today, March 8, in celebration of International Women´s Day, we celebrate some of the many warrior women of Vila Autódromo who have been battling against the City for more than five years to save […]