Residents of the Vila Autodromo favela in Rio had refused to leave the area,which is earmarked for original housingAuthorities have bulldozed the house of a Rio woman whose fight to stay in her domestic near the citys Olympic Park came to symbolize the fight between the city and residents of the Vila Autodromo favela.
A court order authorizing the demolition had been issued final week, and talks between the city and Maria da Penha, or an unofficial spokeswoman for families that refused to leave the slum,broke down over the weekend.
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Source: theguardian.com