The city of Rio de Janerio is currently working hard preparing for the 2016 summer Olympics. Although many would be honored that their city will be holding the Olympic Games, many citizens of Rio are concerned, and for good reason. For a city to host the Olympics it is required that they have the appropriate facilities, have enough security, and are able to accommodate the many tourists that the games will attract. Naturally the city is not prepared and must make changes in preparation. Ultimately many of these changes will have a negative impact on many citizens of Rio, and the Olympic Games overall will have a negative effect on the city of Rio. The changes required for the games will cause for more police inflicted murders, the displacement …show more content…
They argue that they get rid of the communities to make room for Olympic housing. A favela is a community of makeshift homes and businesses, they are clustered on the outskirts of Brazil. Although they are low quality and crumbling, Favelas are all that some people have. The buildings and the culture built around them have been passed down for generations. During the 60’s and 70’s the Brazilian government worked to move people out of the favelas and into government subsidized homes, however, the war on drug put the issue of the communities on the back burner until now. (lecture) The government seems to have very little sympathy for the people and are just motivated by making money off of the Olympic Games. For decades, the people of the favela communities have been neglected and persecuted. Favela communities have no infrastructure despite being around for more than 50 years, there has been no government effort to provide electricity, running, water and other necessities to the residents. (lecture) They have also been subject to unfair treatment by the police “The military police’s strategy of fear when it comes to their operations in the city’s favelas, including harassing residents and threatening activists.” (AMNESTY) It is clear that this is all part of a plan to socially cleanse Rio. The government is trying to remove the poor …show more content…
By the summer of 2016 the city plans to displace thousands of citizens. Although they have not explicitly said how they plan to ensure that the residents vacate the areas it can be assumed that the military police will be involved. The military police have a reputation of using excessive force and getting away with murder. It has become clear the Brazilian government’s plan to socially clean the city of Rio using the Olympic Games as their tool to do it. They are working on gentrifying the outskirts of the city and making major profits in the process. Thousands of people will be removed from their homes and persecuted, all for a sporting event. The only benefit that can be offered is the new transit system, and that does not truly benefit anyone but the upper class. The 2016 summer Olympics have damaging effects on the city of