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VIRTUAL E-TRIP TO FAVELAS RIO DE JANEIRO
Introduction
After watching and analysing the difference between the rich people (people of the asphalt) and the poor area with lots of illegal crime is called favella, or other known as people of the hill of rio de janairo.
The lights of Vidigal favela in Rio de Janeiro as seen from Ipanema and Leblon beaches. The cone spire to the far right is part of the Morro Dois Irmãos.
What is Favela and History
A favela is a form of slum in Brazil that has historically been neglected by the government. The first favela, today known as Providência in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, was founded in the late 1800s by soldiers who had nowhere else to go after the Canudos War. Bairros africanos were the names given to some of the early villages (African neighborhoods). Many ex enslaved Africans have migrated throughout time. Poor people were driven out of the city and forced to live on the outskirts long before the first favela was built. The majority of contemporary favelas arose in the 1970s as a result of a large-scale rural exodus from Brazil's rural areas to urban areas. Many individuals ended up in favelas because they couldn't find a place to reside. According to census statistics provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in December 2011, around 6% of the Brazilian population lived in favelas and other slums in 2010. Favelas may be found in 323 of Brazil's 5,565 municipalities.
Pacifying Police Units
Beginning in 2008, pacifying police units, or UPPs, began to be deployed in several favelas around Rio de Janeiro. The UPP is a law enforcement and social services initiative aimed at recovering drug traffickers' areas. State Public Security Secretary José Mariano Beltrame directed the scheme, which had the support of Rio Governor Sérgio Cabral.
Formation of favela society and culture
The residents of favelas are known as favelados ("inhabitants of favela"). Favelas are known for their poverty. Brazil's favelas are considered to be the outcome of the country's uneven income distribution. Brazil is one of the world's most economically unequal countries, with the richest 10% of the population receiving 50% of the national income and 8.5 percent of the population living in poverty. As a result, people of favelas frequently face discrimination and exploitation as a result of their residence in these communities. The stigma attached to those who live in favelas might make it difficult to get work.
The Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood in the city's West Zone. It's also known as CDD among the locals. The neighbourhood was established in 1960 by the Guanabara State government as part of a strategy to gradually eliminate slums (favelas) from the city centre of Rio de Janeiro and relocate its residents to the suburbs.
In the 2002 film City of God, it serves as a background. It was inhabited by a Pacifying Police Unit in 2009.
