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Monday, February 8, 2016

Rio De Janeiro Favela

https://youtu.be/8TIEFWfWINY

This is a small unedited video of an incredible place.
If you come to Rio, this is  must see and can be an emotional experience.
I spoke and shook  hands with many locals keen to see tourists.
The electrical system  is little short of incredible  and bloody  dangerous.
Most power is borrowed..as they say here...taken before the meters is my interpretation.
Most houses are constructed without consents and build with what can be found or purchased materials.
We walked down through a market which was quite unlike any i have experienced before.
The smell and the vib were something else.
Favela's have a huge police  presence as they were typically  were drug gangs lived and  worked.
Brazil authorities  have now recognized  Favela's and are actively helping to change the people's  lives for the better.
Talk soon

Sam

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