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Brazilians Vent Rio Olympics Frustration in Graffiti – Photo Essay

By Adam Talbot

Months before the 2016 Games, the Vila Autódromo favela is a flashpoint for anger with Rio Olympics development.

The graffiti marking nearly every building in Rio de Janeiro's Vila Autódromo favela isn't the work of idle teens. With five months to go before the Summer Olympics, the small community is being demolished to make way for Rio's planned Olympic Park. The favela has become a focal point for anger over Olympics development, as most of its original residents have been forced to leave. The 30 to 50 families that remain have turned to spray paint to vent their...

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