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Gringolado: South Africans experience in the favela

by admin on January 4, 2010

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Gringolado: Favela tour experience

by admin on January 4, 2010

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Volunteering:2 Bros

November 18, 2009

Are you interested in volunteering check out 2 Bros You can live and work in a favela and get to know the culture.

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Call of Duty:Favela

November 17, 2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 blasted past $300 million in sales on its opening day, the videogame’s publisher said, blowing away even Hollywood films to become the highest-grossing entertainment launch ever. Check out the favela level.
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Favela Fight

November 17, 2009

Check out favelafight a friend of Soufavelado. You can stay in Chapeu Marengeira, a small favela 2 blocks from the beach, and study a fighting style. Cool life!

Looking for an amazing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai training experience? Want to train with the world’s top fighters? Come live, fight, and train in the [...]

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Madonna visits favela, and loves Rio

November 14, 2009

Singer Madonna arrived at the favela Santa Marta, in Botafogo, the South Zone of the city, where she goes to visit a social project. Madonna showed affection and was magic with the sight. The singer, who was followed by the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral Son, waved for the public and posed for [...]

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Gringolado POV: Samuel Tesfay

November 12, 2009

Sammy was staying in the favela Tavares Bastos. Here is his POV of the favela:
Well my experience in the favela has been overall great! But I have to admit that I had my preconceptions about it from all the movies and the reputation that Rio has of being one of the most dangerous places [...]

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New positive favela movie in the works

November 9, 2009

Here is an article from transparent.com about 5 Times Favela film project. When I visited Nos do Morro in Vidigal they also let me know they are taking part in this project.
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Sidney's Story

November 7, 2009

Behind the popular images of Brazil, the tropical beaches, soccer and carnival lies another reality, that of desperate poverty. Kids are subject to police brutality, rape, violence, and being forced into prostitution just for food or to stay alive. Brazil’s GDP ranks it as the eighth richest country. Less than one percent of the population [...]

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Gringolado POV: Anwar Boyce

November 5, 2009

City of God, with all of it’s violence and profanity, and crude imagery was all I needed to inspire me to visit the favelas. After seeing that “wonderful” movie I made it my priority to go to Brazil and work in the favelas.  In 2006, I made my first step in a favela [...]

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