Daily Archives: October 20, 2011

Neither heaven nor hell—life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro

Maré favela, Rio de Janeiro October 2011 The slums—or favelas—of Brazil’s cities as seen through movies and pop culture are generally places of unspeakable brutality. From City of God—the 2002 film that tells the—mostly—true story of the short brutish lives … Continue reading

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