This is a great blog to get an insight on the life, art and culture of favelas in the Complexo da Maré. The blog is run by photographers and artists of Maré, and although written in Portuguese (for those who don’t speak or read the language ), there is great visual imagery…
http://favelaemfoco.wordpress.com/
Religious Procession in Morro Santa Marta; source: http://favelaemfoco.wordpress.com/
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Thanks for that link. I’m heading down there this week. Maybe I can see if I can meet up with the Favela em Foco group.
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