Workers hired by the government demolish homes in the Jardim Edite favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 29 April 2009. The government wants all of the residents of the favela to leave their homes so the land can be redeveloped. The city has offered residents money to leave, but it is often not enough to find a suitable home. The neighborhood was once home to more than 550 families and now fewer than 30 remain. Photograph by Noah Addis Copyright ?2009 Noah Addis May not be transimtted,...
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Workers hired by the government demolish homes in the Jardim Edite favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 29 April 2009. The government wants all of the residents of the favela to leave their homes so the land can be redeveloped. The city has offered residents money to leave, but it is often not enough to find a suitable home. The neighborhood was once home to more than 550 families and now fewer than 30 remain. Photograph by Noah Addis Copyright ?2009 Noah Addis May not be transimtted, reproduced, printed, published or posted online without prior written permission.
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