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The Price of Gold

July 6, 2020November 26, 2022 by Bill Donahue

 What happens when your neighborhood is demolished to make way for the Olympic Games? A visit to Vila Autodromo, a favela in Rio de Janeiro.  

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell

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Posted in Cultural Survival, Geopolitics, Latin America, Sports, The Washington Post Magazine

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