![Children play soccer in the Vila Autodromo slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 28, 2015. As sports arenas rise up around them and neighbours' houses are demolished, around 50 families remain in Vila Autodromo, a favela bordering the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. About half of those refuse to leave the favela, which they describe as "paradise" because of a lack of violence compared with poor areas elsewhere in the city. With a year until the Games come to Brazil, over 90 percent of residents have already left after accepting compensation. The holdouts, despite violent run-ins with police, vow to fight eviction whatever the cost. Living in a ghost town with sporadic access to water and electricity, the families have become a symbol against the use of the Olympic Games to modernize Rio, a move critics say is only benefiting the rich. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYPICTURE 6 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "FIGHTING OLYMPIC EVICTION IN RIO FAVELA" SEARCH "RICARDO PARADISE" FOR ALL IMAGES ‚Ä® TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1Q0DR](https://rioonwatch.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/brazil-rio-olympics-favela-326x245.jpg)
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Conheça os Brasileiros Que Não Vão se Mover Para os Jogos Olímpicos
Click Here for English Leia a matéria original por Sean Gregory em inglês na revista TIME aqui. O RioOnWatch traduz matérias do inglês para que brasileiros possam ter acesso e acompanhar temas ou análises cobertos fora do país que nem sempre […]