The Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo will host the opening World Cup match next month when Brazil faces off with Croatia.<br /><br />But just four kilometers away, hundreds of families from the Landless Workers Movement (MTST) occupy a patch of land. The group claims that money pumped into the neighbourhood has failed to consider those that perhaps need it most: the local people.<br /><br />“With more than a billion spent on the stadium close to us here, the lasting legacy for this population is one of eviction and higher rents, a legacy of making it difficult to secure your own house,” said MTST representative, Josue Augusto.<br /><br />Many people in the movement say building the new stadium has driven real estate price speculation. Rents have increased, and that has forced low-income families out.<br /><br />While Sao Paulo struggles to fill its hotel rooms for the World Cup, these families say they are not leaving the camp anytime soon.
