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July 29, 2011
Rio, come kick a ball around with us the 30th of July!
International Alliance of Inhabitants
On the day of the World Cup draw, the Popular Committee of the World Cup and Olympics will have a public action in defense of “The People's Cup.” A march for the People's Cup will begin gathering at the Largo do Machado at 10am and will move towards the Marina da Goria where the draw is taking place.
While the 20 million dollar party for choosing the qualifying groups for the 2014 World Cup is happening on the 30th of July in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of the city's residents are being removed from their homes in preparation for the tournament, street vendors are prevented from working and the vast majority of the population will not have enough money to pay for tickets to the World Cup. The Popular Committee of the World Cup and Olympics will detail these and other processes in a collective interview for the press on the 29th of July.
...The 2014 World Cup will impact 12 Brazilian cities. These are municipalities in which the majority of people do not have access to sewerage and in which a high percentage of people live in favelas.
...According to authorities, forced removals are expected to affect around 12.5 thousand people in Rio de Janeiro but the evidence suggests that the number of removals undertaken for the mega-events will be around 30 thousand.
Posted by eric at July 29, 2011 3:48 PM