Welcome to Rocinha, the biggest "favela" in Rio de Janeiro! Let's take a tour?

Olá.

Only 6% of the Brazilian population lives in favelas. 94% of Brazilians don't live in favelas.

In the city of Rio de Janeiro, one of the most "favelized" cities in Brasil, about 18% of the population (less than one fifth) lives in favelas.


Among all the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the biggest one, and most famous, is called Rocinha.


Rocinha now is totally free from the old "drug lords". The government forces "occupied" the favela several months ago, and expelled the former powerful drug gangs.


Let's take a tour inside Rocinha?

The videos bellow will show you a glimpse of life inside Rio's biggest favela.

Yeah, it's in Portuguese, with no subtitles. But the images tell a lot.

I guess many people will be surprised...


















Remember all the scenes show the life inside Rio's biggest favela!