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Morro da Providência. Morro da Providência ("Providence Hill") is a favela located between the two Rio de Janeiro districts of Santo Cristo and Gamboa.It has an altitude of 115 metres [1] and is located in the port area of the city (currently the subject of a major revitalization known as the Porto Maravilha).
This is a list of favelas in Brazil. This Portuguese word is commonly used in Brazil. Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte. Aglomerado da Serra; ... Rio de Janeiro ...
In the music video for the 2012 song "Let's Go" by Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo, a boy wakes up in a favela in Rio. A favela is featured as a bomb scenario map in the game Counter-Strike. In the 2015 video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the Operation Skull Rain DLC comes with two Brazilian operators and a map which is a Brazilian favela.
Morro da Mineira("Miner's Hill") is a favela [1] located in the Catumbi neighborhood, near downtown Rio de Janeiro, the Sambadrome, and the Praça da Apoteose.Morro da Mineira is situated on a hill and composed of simple houses inhabited by working class residents.
A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, one of Rio de Janeiro's most impoverished and violent favelas. One of its residents, 15-year-old soccer ...
Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach. Most of the favela is on a very steep hill, with many trees surrounding it. Around 200,000 people live in Rocinha, making it the most populous in Rio de Janeiro. [2]
The Vidigal favela is located at the base of Morro Dois Irmãos ("Two Brothers Hill"), which inspired a song by Chico Buarque. [1] Morro Dois Irmãos is also the location of a very frequented and sought-after Two Brothers trail (Trilha Morro Dois Irmãos). [2] To complete this hike, one would travel to Vidigal.
Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho is a neighborhood consisting of two favelas in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between Ipanema and Copacabana. In 2010, it had about 9,500 inhabitants. [1] Cantagalo and Pavão–Pavãozinho formerly had high rates of violent crime, often associated with the drug trade. [2]