Favelas

Brazil is a wonderful country that is no discovery, and neither is it a country of enormous

contrasts. Favelas are to call in some way 'disadvantaged' neighborhoods that stand in the main
cities. The most famous are in Rio de Janeiro and San Pablo

History of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Favela carioca began to decorate the landscape in the late nineteenth century, but only in 1930
acquired part of its size in the city. Ten years later, between 1941 and 1943, there was a
disproportionate increase in their populations and authorities would not know how to control.
Various Actions for urban development tried to be applied by the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro and
even the country's government, but never with success.

Over the years the growth of favelas created the enabling environment for crime and drug
trafficking organizations find them the perfect foundation for your shelter.

War with them was established in the favelas and the culture of fear began to dominate the
streets. If you are interested in discovering what we mean when we refer to these two concepts or
can start seeing the good Brazilian films that show, including the world famous 'City of God'
Director Fernando Meirelles.

The famous favelas of Rio de Janeiro

The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are the most famous in Brazil, including Rocinha and Vila Canoas
German Complex. Brazilian middle class and high, obviously, turn a blind eye to these monstrous
constructions denoting a kind of colonial style. steep streets, shacks and little natural light,
passages that seem mazes, marginalization, violence and crime, generate social and economic
exclusion falls on its inhabitants and are seen as an underworld.