Forced Evictions and Black-Indigenous Land Rights in the Marvelous City

Preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil have uncovered the serious issue of forced evictions in Rio de Janeiro. Forced evictions mostly affect economically and racially marginalized Brazilians who, in Rio de Janeiro, form the majority in slum tenements known as favelas....

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Main Author: Jennifer Chisholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aarhus University 2016-06-01
Series:Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/bras/article/view/21425