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The Vila Autódromo community, located in the exclusive neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro,

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has existed for more than 40 years and developed without any public resources from the government.

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Now, because of the construction of the Olympic Park, the federal, state and municipal governments

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want to erase the history of the community.

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On October 12, 2011, the Municipal Secretary of Housing began registering homes in Vila Autódromo.

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This is the first step in the planned eviction of more than 1,000 residences of the community.

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'City Hall's office, good afternoon.'

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"All resettlements are being conducted through dialogue or the court system. No one is being removed by force."

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Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee

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They got here saying they needed to do the registry.

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That we had already lost and if we refused they would come back to demolish (our homes).

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We would lose our homes either way. That's how they arrived, intimidating people.

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Yes?

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Good afternoon.

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I'm still figuring out how the process is going to be...

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Gabriel Caroli - The Press Officer for the Rio Municipal Department of Housing

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I was talking to my nephew about it, but I also need to wait for my sister to discuss it with her.

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But let me explain something to you - we are from the Municipal Secretary of Social Assistance.

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We're here to do the single registry, the one that gives you access to all of the government's aid programs.

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Yes, but I still need to discuss it with my sister because she needs to be here too...

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I see.

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To see what the process will be - how long are you here?

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Today and tomorrow.

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Is this for the eviction of the community?

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Well, the Housing Department already talked to you, right?

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No, no one said anything to me.

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Is it for the eviction or you don't know?

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No, we are here about benefits.

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And what are the benefits?

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Are you the owner?

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One of them.

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Did you already authorize your space to be measured?

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Not yet, I'm still talking to them.

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She didn't finish answering my question.

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Well you asked about Housing, and they're right there but you didn't let them in.

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No, but I--

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They don't inform us.

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When you ask a question that no one has asked...

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Most of the people in the community are lay, so they don't ask that question.

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What is the intention, of removing people from the community?

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So we've been living and working here for many years...

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Every time we ask important questions about what they're doing in the community, they run away.

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They don't give you a concrete answer.

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When I asked if it was for the eviction of the people, they said they didn't know.

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So you have to go talk to someone else. That makes it hard.

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This is an abuse, this is unheard of. I have grandchildren, I have my daughter, this should not be done.

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Go ask (mayor) Paes and (governor) Cabral if they want to live in 40 square meters. It's an absurd, awful thing.

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This is a single house, right?

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No sir, this is my house and my daughter's house is above.

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My house has everything: three bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom, a huge garage.

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I'm not giving up my home - no way. Me and my husband have been here our whole lives.

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I'm irritated, not with you personally but with what they're offering me.

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Thank you for your attention.

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They marked my house (for removal) without my authorization and also marked my sister's here.

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This resident has been here for 12 years.

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And the desire is to continue living here.

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(Markings on houses in the community made by the Municipal Housing Department)

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Municipal law 34522: "The resettlement process is based on the participation of the benefitted population

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in all of the stages of the process, searching for consensual solutions and the commitment to the project's success.

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The Vila Autódromo community, located in the exclusive neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro,