‘Batman’ visits Brazilian slum where residents homes are being expropriated for Maracana stadium reconstruction
Residents of the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June.
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- Children play around a man disguised as Batman at the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone’s throw of Rio ‘s mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Children play around a man disguised as Batman at the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone’s throw of Rio ‘s mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Children play around a man disguised as Batman at the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone’s throw of Rio ‘s mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man disguised as Batman looks at a barricade set up by residents of the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone’s throw of Rio ‘s mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Residents of the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, leave through an entrance almost blocked by a barricade they have lifted, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone’s throw of Rio ‘s mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Residents of the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, leave through an entrance almost blocked by a barricade they have lifted, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone’s throw of Rio ‘s mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Valeria da Silva, 38-year-old and mother of 8 children, takes a shower in front of demolished area, including her house, at Metro favela (shantytown) near Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8, 2014. The favela’s families were expropriated under city’s improved plan before the World Cup and the Olympics in 2010. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- 16-year-old Leandro Souza takes a shower in front of a demolished area at Metro favela (shantytown), near Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8, 2014. The favela’s families were expropriated under city’s improved plan before the World Cup and the Olympics in 2010. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Nilvaldo Franca (L) looks for materials to sell with his nephew, at a demolished area including his home, at Metro favela (shantytown) near Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8, 2014. The favela’s families were expropriated under city’s improved plan before the World Cup and the Olympics in 2010. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Nilvaldo Franca (L) looks at a demolished area including his home at Metro favela (shantytown) near Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8, 2014. The favela’s families were expropriated under city’s improved plan before the World Cup and the Olympics in 2010. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Two-month-old Ruan Bruno cries as her mother waits in a line to file a complaint after the demolition of her home at Metro favela (shantytown) near Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8, 2014. The favela’s families were expropriated under city’s improved plan before the World Cup and the Olympics in 2010. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A girl is hugged by her mother at Metro favela (shantytown) near Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 8, 2014. The favela’s families were expropriated under city’s improved plan before the World Cup and the Olympics in 2010. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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