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  2. Rocinha - Wikipedia

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    Rocinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɔˈsĩɲɐ], lit. ' little farm ') is a favela in Brazil, located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach.

  3. Favela - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 film The Incredible Hulk features footage shot in Rocinha. A favela is featured in the Call of Duty franchise in the 2009 game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It appears in the missions "Takedown" and "The Hornet's Nest" as well as a multiplayer map; the map reappears in the 2014 "Invasion" DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts.

  4. Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro - Wikipedia

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    There are two viewpoints in this hike before reaching the final destination of the peak. From the first, you will be able to see Rocinha, which is the largest favela in Latin America, and a clear view of Pedra da Gávea. From the second, you are able to see Serra da Carioca, Gávea, Corcovado (where Christ the Redeemer stands tall), and Pedra ...

  5. Armed conflict for control of the favelas - Wikipedia

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    Panorama night image of Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro. Geographically and socially, Rio de Janeiro is split into three zones. The Zona Sul (South Zone) is the smallest region, but contains Rio's tourist destinations and wealthy residents, [ 13 ] as well as notable attractions Ipanema and Sugarloaf mountain .

  6. List of favelas in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Niterói. Grota do Surucucu; Morro do Estado; Rio de Janeiro (for a complete list, see the Portuguese WikiPedia article: Lista de favelas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro) . Babilônia

  7. Mexico president to Google: Wrong to accept Trump's Gulf of ...

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    The move comes after Google said on Monday that Google Maps will change the name of the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" for U.S. users once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic ...

  8. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...

  9. Meghan Markle's future depends on Netflix rescue as royals ...

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    Meghan Markle's series, "With Love, Meghan," is set to premiere on March 4. Sources claimed that the Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, will launch around the same time.