Yesterday decided to check out a favela, which means slum to you and me. Not the place you would usually visit, but I did it through a tour. It was definitely an eye opener. Houses are built in all kinds of shapes, there are loads of small little streets, would hate to do furniture removals that's for sure! There was a massive open sewer running through the street so a flood would be a major problem. The lady that ran the tour told us that we could freely take pictures because if the camera was stolen, the person that did it would end up with a few broken bones. Crime that effects the city only happens when the police come in. Electricity, water and cable TV are all stolen, so there's cables running everywhere. 300,000 people in such a small area, really amazing.
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