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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.
In 2000, Sandro do Nascimento, a young man from a poor background, held passengers on a bus hostage for four hours. The event was caught live on television.The movie examines the incident and life in the slums and favelas of Rio de Janeiro and how the criminal justice system in Brazil treats the lower classes.
The Morro da Babilônia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʁu dɐ babiˈlõniɐ], Babylon Hill) is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating Copacabana beach from Botafogo. It is home to a favela known by the same name, as well as the favela Chapéu Mangueira. Morro da Babilônia is an environmentally protected area.
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 ...
Rio de Janeiro (for a complete list, see the Portuguese WikiPedia article: Lista de favelas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro) Babilônia; Benjamin Constant; Cajueiro; Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho; Chácara do Céu; Chapéu Mangueira; Cidade de Deus; Complexo do Lins; Complexo da Maré; Complexo do Alemão; Santa Marta; Jacarezinho; Ladeira dos ...
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]
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Tavares Bastos is a favela in the Catete neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian politician Aureliano Cândido Tavares Bastos. The main access road is the Rua Tavares Bastos. Many films have been filmed in the Tavares Bastos, including Elite Squad, Last Stop 174 and The Incredible Hulk. [1]