Communities face the threat of eviction in the wake of Rio's winning Olympics bid

Following Rio's selection to host the 2016 Olympics, decades of housing rights were immediately at stake for Rio's favela communities. More than ever, squatter communities in Rio de Janeiro are threatened with eviction by the authorities for the development of infrastructure for the Olympic Games of 2016, or for reinstatement of land ownership, boosted by the increasing value of Rio de Janeiro's real estate, or because the government claims the areas are a risk for landslides.
This is an introduction to two of Rio's communities whose residents face the prospect of their eviction in relation to the 2016 Olympic Games. They are Vila Autódromo and Asa Branca, two small and neighboring communities in the West Zone of the city.