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Locals from Rio's Favelas protest forced evictions due to Olympic games

Vila Autodromo

Protestors with a banner that read "our fight is everyday to guarantee the right to housing"

"Vila Autodromo, area of social interest. We want to stay"

Protest against forced evictions. The white banner reads " If the public office were to work and the city to be respectful we would not have to leave"

"The Olympics have repsented the loss of our housing, our community lives, our history and dignity"

SOS Vila Autódromo (one of the favelas being bulldozed for the Olympics)

Protesters block construction vehicles from entering the site

Vila Autodromo

Vila Autodromo

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