"Developer Get Out"

#771207

10 September 2015

The Lobby of the Planatu Hotel. This is were the families spend time with their children and prepare meals. The wall reads "Eduardo Paes! Housing is a right of all citizens, where are our homes? Workers and students in the fight for housing." 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 gentrifying Rio de Janeiro. By holding these spaces they effectively holding on to something the city wants and they believe they can use that as a bargaining tool to get more social assistance. Many were promised money when they left the favelas. The vast majority have not received the money or have had the city government try to divide them so that only some will get the money. The families have stuck together and have refused partial payments because they believe that the government will with hold the rest of the payments to the other families. After refusing payments the state and city of Rio de Janeiro has reacted violently and evicted them from various other occupations. Most of the evictions are either dawn or midnight raids with tear gas and rubber bullets being shot at the occupations or those dwelling inside the occupations. The families currently occupying the P

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#771209

10 September 2015

Andreona is a manicurist that travels around Centro and the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro to support herself and her two children. They were living in a favela in the north zone of rio when their home collapsed which left Andreona with a large scar on her right arm, they had no choice but to leave the favela since their home was beyond being able to be repaired after the collapse. She came to occupation with her two children because it was and still is the safest option her herself and her family. Andreona says that even though they are in a precarious situation that she likes it because she feels that they have a small community growing within the Planatu Hotel and that it's a safe space for everyone. 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 gentrifying Rio de Janeiro. By holding these spaces they effectively holding on to something the city wants and they believe they can use that as a bargaining tool to get more social assistance. Many were promised money when they left the favelas. The vast majority have not received the money or have had the city government try to divide them so that only some will get the money. The families have stuck together an

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#771219

10 September 2015

Clayton is a student at the university of Rio de Janeiro studying to become a environmental scientist, his studies take up most of his time so he very little money to survive on and almost nothing to cover rent. He's here as a form of protest against the rampant gentrification that's coming in the wake of the World Cup and the upcoming Olympic Games. Clayton believes that the city government won't come to a peaceful resolution because of their lack of respect for the poor and the favela residents. Clayton also thinks that the state will react violently towards them and force them out onto the streets. Clayton and others are planning on continuing the protest until they receive more social assistance and won't stop even if the Military Police come and try to evict them. In his own words he said "We have resisted the tear gas and the bombs before and will do so again if they come back". 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 gentrifying Rio de Janeiro. By holding these spaces they effectively holding on to something the city wants and they believe they can use that as a bargaining tool to get more social assistance. Many were promised money when they l

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