Not Everyone Has a Price, Part 1: (Re)Introducing Favelas
Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a six-part series that comprises the book chapter entitled “Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small Favela of Vila [...]
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‘They Seized My House, and That Was It’: Four Years Later, World Cup Evictees Question Their Unnecessary Removal
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Júlia Dias Carneiro published by BBC News Brasil click here. Romildo Ramos’ land was an [...]
A Close Look at the International Awards and Recognition of the Olympic City
Clique aqui para Português The Rio that bid for the 2016 Olympics and then reveled in its 2009 campaign victory was not shy of dreaming big. Among other commitments, the [...]
Popular Committee Launches Final Human Rights Violations Dossier Ahead of Rio 2016 “Exclusion Games”
Clique aqui para Português “The only reason it’s not a best-seller is because it’s not for sale.” A day in advance of the official launch on Tuesday, December 8, the [...]
Favelas and the Olympics – Whose Legacy Is It?
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese published in Folha de São Paulo, click here. Rio’s favela residents share their views of the 2016 Olympics [...]