Brazil - People's Cup

Roberto Marquez, 41, has his hair cutted by his friend. Roberto lives in a a small shelter in the Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp in Itaquera, São Paulo. After he lost his job he was unable to pay rent so he got help from the MTST and moved to the camp. Now he is one of the people responsible for the kitchen of Group 6. The Copa do Povo Camp, is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).

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Roberto Marquez, 41, has his hair cutted by his friend. Roberto lives in a a small shelter in the Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp in Itaquera, São Paulo. After he lost his job he was unable to pay rent so he got help from the MTST and moved to the camp. Now he is one of the people responsible for the kitchen of Group 6. The Copa do Povo Camp, is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).