Police remove from Copacabana Beach a mock favela erected by activists with the Rio de Paz (Rio in Peace) non-governamental organization in protest against the Rio 2016 Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, August 20, 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A mock favela built on Copacabana beach to protest the lack of an Olympic legacy for Rio de Janeiro's poor was broken up by police on Saturday, who said it was blocking access to the beach.
Activists of the group Rio de Paz, which uses protest art to highlight social issues such as violence against women and public security, erected mock shacks, a polluted open sewer and a Brazilian flag peppered with bullet holes on the beach during the early hours of Saturday.
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