Evicted in Rio as World Cup Olympic plans reshape Favela Metro
In Rio de Janeiro evictions around Maracana surge as 63.2 million dollar revitalization aims to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Residents report forced moves, compensation, and protests while authorities defend the process. Evan dos Santos, a Metro resident, hopes 40 of 126 businesses survive the upheaval.
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Evandro Dos Santos
Maracana Stadium
Santos
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Favela de Metro
Rio
Metro
Associated Press
Municipal Housing Authority
Coalition of Popular Committees
Seoul
Beijing
Jorge Bittar
Housing Authority
Latin America
Americas
Alexandre Mendes
Rio State Public Defenders Office
Restinga
West Side
Mendes
Brno prepares to reopen 1930 Mies villa Tugendhat
The Villa Tugendhat in Brno, a 1930 Modernist work by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, undergoes a two year renovation costing 9 million dollars. About 80 percent of original features are preserved, with a grand opening planned for February 29 and public access starting March 6.
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Brno
Czech Republic
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Villa Tugendhat
Czechoslovakia
Michal Malasek
Mies van der Rohe
Iveta Cerna
Law School
Grete
Fritz Tugendhats
Grete Tugendhat
Switzerland
Mies
Cerna
Belgium
Fritz
University of Applied Arts
Vienna
Tugendhats
Venezuela
Hitler
Germany
Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lake Shore Apartments
Farnsworth House
Plano
Illinois
Seagram
New York City
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washington D.C
Red Army
Slovakia
Unesco
Moma
Fritz Tugendhat
Roman Onderka
Tugendhat
Undergarments Rise as Fashion and Necessity
New York AP reports that men's underwear has become a growth category blending fashion and function. Brands like H M and Jockey enlist high profile ambassadors while designers push streamlined, comfortable fabrics and longer lasting base layers, appealing to both men and women shoppers.
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New York
H&m
David Beckham
Tim Tebow
Marshal Cohen
NPD Group
Cohen
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