Favela Rocinha: kids..., a photo from Rio de Janeiro, Southeast

Photographer's Note

I took this picture during a tour arround the favela Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, the biggest slum in South America, known mostly because of criminals, drugs, violence... This favela is now "ruled" by A.D.A.(Amigos Dos Amigos), a drug gang lead by a 23 year old guy.

But what I found most important is that I could learn from the tour that not only criminals live in favelas, maybe a 90% of its population are just poor people, who has no other place to settle. The population of favelas in Brazil is increasing continuosly and at a rate bigger than the rest of the population. Just here live more than 100.000 people. During the walking tour arround its streets I was able to talk to the friendly inhabitants and working people of this neighbourhood...

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lucasgalodoido (27698) 2009-07-22 21:51

Olб Maria,
uma foto bem interessante essa da garotada da Rocinha, uma mistura de velocidade e expressхes. Gostei do trabalho.
Parabйns e Abraзo

salvator (19110) 2009-07-30 2:11

Hi Maria,
The blurred boy against the superb sharp boys, the colors look wonderful.
Best regards.
Salvator.

luighi (5303) 2009-07-30 9:11

Hi Maria ,
Una fotografia muy representativa de las favelas en Brasil .Me gusta la captura por su dinamismo y porque tiene vida , mucha vida.
Un cordial saludo.
Luis

claire526 (1267) 2009-08-18 8:27