Why a Growing Number of Brazilians Won't Be Celebrating The World Cup

A collection of short films from filmmaker Carla Dauden explain why many Brazilians are unhappy that the World Cup (and Olympic Games) are being hosted in their country. Issues range from the enormous cost (estimated at more than the last 3 World Cup's combined) when essential social services remain underfunded, to forced evictions to make way for stadiums and gentrification.

Part 1 is a visual jounrey though the streets and summary of the isuues; Part 2 is the original piece to camera by the filmmaker entitled "No, I'm Not Going to the world Cup" which racked up an astonishing 4 million views; Part 3 is the follow-up video "Yes, You Can Still Go to the World Cup, If...".

Recommended links from the filmmaker:

FIFA pay your tax petition: http://www.causes.com/pay-your-taxes-...
A Caminho da Copa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcA2P...
Comitê Popular do Rio http://comitepopulario.wordpress.com/
A Nova Democracia (The New Democracy)-https://www.facebook.com/jornalanovad...
Domínio Público (Public Domain)- http://vimeo.com/50479054
Witness - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
http://blog.witness.org/
Copa pra quem? https://www.facebook.com/copapraquem?...
Conectas http://www.conectas.org/
http://www.conectas.org/politica-exte...
http://www.theworld.org/2012/08/brazi...
Marcelo Lacerda - http://vimeo.com/24851532

A Caminho da Copa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcA2P...
Portal Popular da Copa e Olimpíadas -http://www.portalpopulardacopa.org.br...
Petition to Stop Evictions at Vila Autódromo -http://www.portalpopulardacopa.org.br...
Petição contra a privatização do Maracanã -http://www.peticaopublica.com.br/?pi=...
WITNESS video about evictions in Brazil -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAX0zS...
ANCOP - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Articu...
Comitê Popular de SP - http://comitepopularsp.wordpress.com/
Streetnet - http://www.streetnet.org.za/show.php?...
O Maracanã é nosso - https://www.facebook.com/OMaracaENosso
Jornal A Nova Democracia -https://www.youtube.com/user/patrickg...
TV Folha - https://www.youtube.com/user/Folha/vi...
Tribunal de Contas da União -http://portal2.tcu.gov.br/portal/page...
Observatório das Violências Policiais - http://www.ovp-sp.org/

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