I was in Rocinha in August 2003 ... the irony is that this favela has probably the best views of anywhere in rio because they are on the side of the mountain while the well-off live beachside. a strange reversal where the underprivileged live ABOVE the privileged.
brasil, beautiful people.
another note, i have these amazing photos of complex and knotted infrasturctures in rocinha, like drainage, electricity wires, etc.
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I was in Rocinha in August 2003 ... the irony is that this favela has probably the best views of anywhere in rio because they are on the side of the mountain while the well-off live beachside. a strange reversal where the underprivileged live ABOVE the privileged.
brasil, beautiful people.
another note, i have these amazing photos of complex and knotted infrasturctures in rocinha, like drainage, electricity wires, etc.
For those who haven't seen it, I highly recommend City of God.
Then see Bus 174. Probably the most underrated documentary of lat year. You will understand the complex culture of Brasil better.
Thanks lola - looks good. The documentarty on the City of God DVD is also surprisingly good and shows the unfortunate truth to the film.
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