Favelas
In the Brazilian favelas (slums), daily life is dominated by the drug scene and armed gangs. Even when
in prison, drug barons continue to organise strikes, have roads blocked, and make shops and schools
close down for long periods of time. Yet amid these daily threats one can still find positive freedom
from care, especially among the children. Despite their squalid living conditions they manage to
keep smiling.
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