| Locally known as a favela, Paraisópolis has a population of about 80,000 in a metropolitan area of about 19 million. |
| But, like the other kids in the favela, Angelo had also seen the dark side of that life: the arrests, the shoot-outs, the frequent deaths. |
| And once a new favela grows exponentially, it becomes a neighborhood with big social and economic problems. |
| Fight for Peace in the Complexo da Maré favela, Brazil provides alternatives to crime and armed violence for children and youth. |
| I interviewed Lilian, a single mother living in a Rio de Janeiro favela. |
| This experience began at the favela I frequented in Rio and whose community included me! |
