Rio de Janiro, Brazil A ‘fevela’ is the generally accepted term
for a shanty town in Brazil. Its approximated that almost 1.3
million people live in the approximately 750 favelas in Rio de
Janeiro. The favelas are ultimately run and ruled by the barons
of Brazil, and each establish a strict regime within their
grounds. No one may rob or kill anyone else within the favela
without facing severe punishment. Degenerative drugs like crack
and heroin typically aren’t allowed in though cocaine and
marijuana is readily available. Most of the warfare in the
favelas takes place against the military police who are always
making surprise raids. The people in the favelas let off
fireworks when the military police are making a raid and you
soon learn to distinguish the sound of fire crackers from the
gun shots that often follow soon afterwards. But all this being
said, the inhabitants of the favelas are hard working people who
have chosen to be part of a city that does not offer
opportunities for everyone. What makes the f