In the run-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the favela community of Vila Autódromo was virtually destroyed. It sat on prime real estate at the water’s edge, in the up and coming West Zone neighborhood. Dwellings were demolished, and hundreds of families were pressured to leave. One long-term resident, Luiz Claudio Silva, lost the […]
Author Archives: Adam Talbot
Adam Talbot is lecturer in sport and event management, Coventry University, England.