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Once Unsafe, Rio's Shantytowns See Rapid Gentrification
Views of Ipanema Beach and the South Zone in Rio are seen from Vidigal. An eco-friendly hotel is under construction in the favela. The hotel, which will hire local workers, is part of a massive gentrification process underway in a neighborhood once wrought with violence and drug traffickers. (Lianne Milton for NPR)

Views of Ipanema Beach and the South Zone in Rio are seen from Vidigal. An eco-friendly hotel is under construction in the favela. The hotel, which will hire local workers, is part of a massive gentrification process underway in a neighborhood once wrought with violence and drug traffickers. (Lianne Milton for NPR)
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Views of Ipanema Beach and the South Zone in Rio are seen from Vidigal. An eco-friendly hotel is under construction in the favela. The hotel, which will hire local workers, is part of a massive gentrification process underway in a neighborhood once wrought with violence and drug traffickers. (Lianne Milton for NPR)