Complex sentence: The controversy surrounding the maintenance of the village was considered a reference to the political movement mobilized by many popular movements from Rio, with the village being considered a symbol of opposition to the government of Sérgio Cabral Filho.
Split into simpler sentences: The controversy surrounding the maintenance of the village was considered a reference to popular political movements of Rio. The village is considered a symbol of opposition to the government of Sérgio Cabral Filho.