Favela residents resist evictions, as authorities try to hide poverty away for the World Cup.
![Evictions in the Metro Mangueira favela near the Maracana Stadium affect thousands of poor families [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/201412275739880580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Rodrigo Bertame is an architect and blogger, working on favela urbanisation projects.
Favela residents resist evictions, as authorities try to hide poverty away for the World Cup.
![Evictions in the Metro Mangueira favela near the Maracana Stadium affect thousands of poor families [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/201412275739880580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)