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as we enter there a Nice maret here anding Everything from cles to food anything you Might need pretty Nice stu actually I kind want to do a proper Shop here people Ed find way to make money for exle our guide He is a Jack of All trades a boxer rapper House builder motorcycle Taxi Driver and more He is the perfect example of why you can't Judge a book by cover tattoos and all He is one of the Rio and você [Música] dia um desse aqui é só abrir oti com mais dois menino vai volt mais
tard aqui braan hyle we do mom always said that we should do that get on the back of a motorcycle and Drive up to the favas in Rio de Janeiro when slavery was abolished newly freed afro Brazilians found themselves in need of housing they created the first favelas in recent decades Rapid urbanization brought waves of Rural migrants seeking a better Life to big Cities and as Rio de Janeiro grew favelas grew alongside it underlying this Story is poverty Brazil is a Land of Sharp economic divides Where the Rich are very Rich and the poor are
very poor this contrast can be clearly seen in Rio's geography so in the favas you really have some of the best views in the City I would say It's One of the most beautiful views of Rio uh here we have thea Rain Forest which is one of the The Three largest replanted Urban rainforest in the world So what is this Over Here looks like there's like a Field and some interesting Fancy structures Over Here It's an american Private School yeah and the tuition It's like 000 per month so This is really characteristic of Rio then
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in the drug Gang best interest to keep Tourist Safe if Any locals dare mess with a Tourist there would be severe consequences so for the most part if you are with a local you are fine visiting hosia but remember this doesn't apply to all favelas in Rio most are still incredibly Dangerous to Visit but not necessarily because You'll Be robbed but because You'll Be in the wrong Place at the wrong time during a Territory War we Just Had a ood Time For All is a It's one the more traditional brazilian pastries Shaped like a teop
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da comunidade é pessoas de bem que estão em busca de melhoria em busca de uma vida melhor digna que trabalha a parte que que é a parte escura de crime de tráfico tal é muito muito muito muito pequena uma parte mínima porém existe ra reality unfiled da Life you won't see every with Machine Guns drugs Being openly sold It's tru a surreal Experience so we Just walk some alle in Order to get here and it felt like we were in a movie it like we were in City of God I've only seen it on the
big screen but Are Here now andan oh vou deixar minha filha mais rica poss for avaliada quero fazer uma renda sem lim pi pegão do me PI the position of the favas are obviously really interesting kind of Prime real estate like you get Amazing views all over but it does challenges to construct on these incredi Hill H Rio Constru We're getting a little peak at just How they do that favelas are the result of decades of improvised Solutions to Basic needs like electricity Running water and construction for example if you look up in hosia You'll
notice a Complex Web of electrical wiring Without official infrastructure or service from utility companies residents had to get Creative tapping into the Main Power Grid to borrow electricity for their Homes The Ultimate jeo Brazil to and the of R fav are functioning self-sufficient cities with a City with their Own Economy and distinct way of life so far what we seen the favas you see the exterior of the houses and the facad and that's kind of What most visible but then you have a really Complex Web of alle and really steep stws that are kind hiden
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