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The Affects of Pacification in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Analisa is one of leaders of the occupation of the Planatu Hotel. She runs the occupation in order to create a safe space for the people and their children, many of which have been victims of either police or gang violence in favelas. Analisa herself has been a victim of gang violence in the favelas, she was shot by gang members in the favela she was living in before she was forced to leave due to the increasing violence and rising rents. Both of these issues go hand in hand, the Pacifying Police Units move into the favelas which causes violent episodes between them and the gangs that operate in the favelas. As the a leader Analisa represents the group in arguments with the city government over getting assistance from both the city and the state of Rio de Janeiro. Analisa says that everyone in the occupation is dedicated to getting the social assistance they desperately need, she like many of the other say they are here as a form of protest. They are protesting the lack of social assistance to the poor of the city and the rampant spending of the city on the 2014 World Cup and the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. These families having been occupying buildings for quite a long time in Rio de Janeiro. Some of them have been moving around for years while others have just now had to hold space to have a shelter for themselves and their children. Due to the rampant gentrification that's been spreading through Rio in the wake of the World Cup and the up coming Olympics many have been shoved to the edge financially and have been forced out through rising rents or being evicted by the Brazilian Military Police. They are occupying these buildings to use them as a bargaining tool with the city government. These buildings are all in desirable areas for development so the families are hoping that they can argue their case for social assistance by holding these spaces. They know the city wants to be able to demolish and sell the land the building are on to developers that are g

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