In a separate but similar example police evicted an indigenous population of between 10-20 different ethnicities next to the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro in order to prepare for the upcoming "Mega Event".[63][64] These residents were living informally in the abandoned Brazilian Indian Museum in the heart of Rio, however it had become a known fact and for the time leading up the evictions the residence were allowed to live in the location in peace. However, when the Event was announced the police eviction was violent and abrupt. Later it was discovered that these evictions were carried out in order to make room for a new parking garage for the stadium.