Rio de Janeiro - Favela Cantagalo at night
Favelas are built around the edge of the main city; so in a way, they are actually expanding the city. Favelas are associated with extreme poverty, crime and can be seen as the result of the unequal distribution of wealth in the country. Brazil is one of the most economically unequal countries in the world. Communities form in favelas over time and often develop an array of social and religious organizations and forming associations to obtain such services as running water and electricity. Sometimes the residents manage to gain title to the land and then are able to improve their homes. Brazil is now under more pressure to implement policies to secure and restructure favelas, especially in Rio and São Paulo because two worldwide events: the 2014 Fifa World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics .There have been multiple interventions by the government, mostly unsuccessful, to remove or rehabilitate favelas.
As a tourist in favela you are quick to understand that the international media misrepresent the reality of favela inhabitants. There are not simply crime-afflicted areas, but centres of the cultural fluidity of a distinct society. Favela residents take part in numerous samba schools, made famous by Rio's extravagant Carnaval celebrations.
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Rio de Janeiro - Favela Cantagalo at night
Favelas are built around the edge of the main city; so in a way, they are actually expanding the city. Favelas are associated with extreme poverty, crime and can be seen as the result of the unequal distribution of wealth in the country. Brazil is one of the most economically unequal countries in the world. Communities form in favelas over time and often develop an array of social and religious organizations and forming associations to obtain such services as running water and electricity. Sometimes the residents manage to gain title to the land and then are able to improve their homes. Brazil is now under more pressure to implement policies to secure and restructure favelas, especially in Rio and São Paulo because two worldwide events: the 2014 Fifa World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics .There have been multiple interventions by the government, mostly unsuccessful, to remove or rehabilitate favelas.
As a tourist in favela you are quick to understand that the international media misrepresent the reality of favela inhabitants. There are not simply crime-afflicted areas, but centres of the cultural fluidity of a distinct society. Favela residents take part in numerous samba schools, made famous by Rio's extravagant Carnaval celebrations.
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