ABSTRACT
Rio de Janeiro has experienced in the past few years an intense urban restructuring process. Being chosen as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games represented an opportunity to forge a consensus that would enable the execution of projects long dreamed of by political and economic groups. While the real estate market heated up almost everywhere, driven by new landmarks and an impressive number of public works, thousands of families were removed, expropriated or had to leave their homes because they could not afford to pay their rent. More than two years after the Olympics, the desired housing legacy was not consolidated. On the contrary, the large interventions reinforced a pattern of social and spatial segregation, leaving marks all over the carioca territory.
