Thiana Biondo · March, 2011

Latest posts by Thiana Biondo from March, 2011

Brazil: Communities in Rio Blame Olympics for Evictions

  2 March 2011

Communities in the West Zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil have been earmarked for eviction and removal by the City Hall in preparation for the 2016 Olympics. Recently, at least two of them, 'Vila Harmonia' and 'Vila Autódromo', have witnessed the presence of tractors, government staff and police.