Rio favela residents say they're being forced out by the Olympic

2012-08-21 1

Vila Autodromo is a long way from the stereotype of a Brazilian favela – there are no drug traffickers and no troops. The 3000 residents who have lived here for the last 5O years don’t want to go anywhere – but the city of Rio has other ideas. They say the area – which has no sewage system or school – is a slum, and have promised the inhabitants better housing if they move out to make way for the 2016 Olympic Park.Duration: 02:16

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