In Rio's bulldozed _favelas,_ echoes of America's shantytowns
- Written by Lisa Goff, Lecturer of English, University of Virginia
The 500,000 tourists expected to attend the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see a dazzling city, miles of sparkling beaches and an Olympic Park with nine venues, all presided over by the towering statue of Christ the Redeemer gazing down from Mount Corcovado.
But another, equally famous feature of Rio – its miles and miles of...
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