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Category: What’s Happening in Rio
Mega Events: Rio Communities suffer through the process of urban dispossession
The rapporteur of the National Right to the City, Platform DHESCA, Orlando Jr., professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, spoke during a hearing at the Regional Attorney for Citizens’ Rights, on June 21, 2011 about the findings of DHESCA’s official report on Rio de Janeiro leading up to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. The … Read More
Posted in Community Development, Forced Evictions, What's Happening in Rio Tagged 2014 World Cup, 2016 Olympics, DHESCA, forced evictions, mega-events, Orlando Alves Junior, PAC, Raquel Rolnik, Right to the City, Transcarioca, Transoeste Comments Off
Militia Groups Targeting Housing Programs In Rio de Janeiro
At least eleven sets of housing blocks in the program “Minha Casa, Minha Vida” (My House, My Life), are being targeted by the actions of paramilitary groups in the western area of Rio de Janeiro. According to information published on Saturday by the newspaper O Globo, the militia loyal to former military police officer Ricardo Teixeira da Cruz, Batman, were exploiting gas services, cable TV, and”private security”, making threats to residents in condos in Campo Grande, Cosmosand Realengo. Currently Batman is being held in a maximum security federal prison in Mato Grosso do Sul. According to … Read More
Posted in From the News, What's Happening in Rio Tagged forced evictions, Militia, Minha Casa Minha Vida, Morar Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, UPP Comments Off
The UPP Causes Real Estate Hikes in Rio
The UPP Causes Real Estate Hikes in Rio Cirilo Junior Rio Real Estate properties located in neighborhoods that are patrolled by Pacifying Police Units (UPP) will double in value, according to Secovi Rio, Rio’s Housing Union. Car insurance costs have dropped since the installation of UPP units, and there is talk of extending the program other Brazilian states. In Copacabana, … Read More
Posted in What's Happening in Rio Tagged Botafogo, Copacabana, Favelas, Ipanema, PAC, Price Hikes, Real Estate, Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha, UPP, Zona Sul Comments Off
Rio To Host the World Cup and Olympics: Mega-Events: Are They A Benefit or A Detriment?
Voices from the Community; Bridging the Divide Brazil and Rio de Janeiro were awarded the 2014 Fifa World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, causing eruptions of celebration throughout the country, especially in Rio. Being chosen host of these mega-events has been widely rejoiced within Brazil, the first country in South America to host the Olympics. Many consider this conquest … Read More
Posted in What's Happening in Rio Tagged Complexo do Alemão, displaced, displacements, evictions, forced evictions, gentrification, mega-events, Olympic Games, PAC, poverty, Removal, Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha, white elephants, World Cup Comments Off
Elections, Public Policies and Other Updates
The elections are over in Brazil. Dilma Rouseff of the Worker’s Party (PT) comfortably won the Presidency, although the election had to go to a second round. She is Brazil’s first female president. Like most political leaders, she has been both praised and criticized. Dilma was handpicked by Lula to succeed his two term presidency. With Lula’s enviable popularity and … Read More
Posted in What's Happening in Rio Tagged Community Development, Dilma Rouseff, Eduardo Paes, Sérgio Cabral, Units of Peacemaking Police, UPPs Comments Off
