Residents of Vila Autodromo shantytown in Rio de Janeiro are fighting against the eviction with authorities needing the land to construct a highway that will lead to the 2016 Summer Games Olympic village. City officials want the entire community moved to a nearby housing complex -- but the 3,000 inhabitants of the slum, which lacks running water and schools, refuse to abandon their homes. Rio de Janeiro is going through growing pains as it prepares ...Sunday, 26 August 2012
Authorities Face Fight by Favela Residents in Rio for 2016 Olympics
Residents of Vila Autodromo shantytown in Rio de Janeiro are fighting against the eviction with authorities needing the land to construct a highway that will lead to the 2016 Summer Games Olympic village. City officials want the entire community moved to a nearby housing complex -- but the 3,000 inhabitants of the slum, which lacks running water and schools, refuse to abandon their homes. Rio de Janeiro is going through growing pains as it prepares ...
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