Vila Autódromo reveals facets of institutions and officials 

A house was here. What will be in this spot in 2018?

You’d think the removal of residents in the path of the Olympic Games would be part of a public plan, with a clear and convincing rationale.

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After all, cities everywhere, with a view to the greater good, often need to shift homes and people, for various reasons.

In the case of the West Zone informal settlement Vila Autódromo, mayor Eduardo Paes answered a question from RioRealblog this past January 19 saying that the land would be used for access roads to the Olympic Park. After the Games, he added, he wants to recycle a handball court and set up a school there.

Once housing more than 600 families, Vila Autódromo is home today to a small remnant of a once vibrant and…