O lugar do pobre: notas sobre representação, mercado e habitação no Rio de Janeiro Olímpico

Abstract

In August 2015, one year prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a well-known international media reports an exclusive interview with Carlos Carvalho, owner of construction company Carvalho Hosken. In an open dialogue, Carvalho exposed his impressions of Rio de Janeiro, in defense of what has been announced as the ‘legacy’ of the Olympics to the city, and more precisely to the urban development of Barra da Tijuca region. A few days later, the words of Mr. Carvalho resonate fast over the media, generating pronouncements of key actors and institutions directly involved in the realization of the mega sports, such as Rio’s mayor Eduardo Paes and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This article sheds light over some of the ideas that are present in the speech of Mr. Carvalho, seeking to unveil the representation of poverty and of its subject, the poor, as well as the places intended for that population in the context of Global Sports Events that is now taking place.