Brazil - People's Cup

Pedro Pereira, a construction worker was expelled from his previous shelter by drug lords in Vila Matilde and he made his home in a shack in Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp, Itaquera, São Paulo. He claims police doesn't do anything and he hopes the government can give him a small place where he can live with dignity. 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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Pedro Pereira, a construction worker was expelled from his previous shelter by drug lords in Vila Matilde and he made his home in a shack in Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp, Itaquera, São Paulo. He claims police doesn't do anything and he hopes the government can give him a small place where he can live with dignity. 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).