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April 12, 2013

Brazilians Protest Privatization of Maracanã Stadium for World Cup, Olympics 
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In Brazil, hundreds of people rallied Thursday to protest the
privatization of Maracanã Stadium, which will host events for the
upcoming World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Two private entities are competing
to operate the stadium, which critics say should remain in public hands.
Last month a group of indigenous people were forcibly evicted from a
former indigenous museum adjacent to the complex after living there for
years. The museum will be demolished as part of renovations worth
hundreds of millions of dollars.

 

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