Thursday, April 26, 2012

City of Rio de Janeiro

Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro and he has a great vision for his city.  His city was even awarded the 2016 Olympics due to him.  He sounds like the best mayor ever!
And then I click on a nearby link...
And another...
Now I'm not sure what to think of him.  And then I read this article, which is a relief to read after so much eviction.  The article basically states that Eduardo Paes was pressured into signing a decree giving the poor within their favelas a chance to fight back.  The reason I have conjured in my head for Paes evicting so many people was that the people living in the favelas had no deeds to their houses because they had built them so long ago.  What a dirty trick...

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