What are the biggest problems favelas face?

I've been working in big favelas projects in rio and são paulo, and i think i can give you a close perspective: 1. read more

There's a certain lack of pragmatism in the Brazilian culture that is at the same time one of its biggest assets and its biggest problems. We can talk as much as we want about education, social inequality, crime, poverty, bureaucracy.. but it's all just reflections of a problem that goes much deeper; it's inside ourselves, our culture, and most people don't like admitting that. read more

Like most favelas, it is controlled by those involved in organized drug trafficking. Since many favela migrants come from rural areas, the favela in many respects mirrors rural life. It is not uncommon to run across chickens in the alleyways or pigpens along side homes. read more