Replied the citizen carrying a rifle taller than himself, from the height of his Havaianas. A photographic chronicle about Rocinha, prejudice, and the best view in Rio de Janeiro.
Great pictures despite the disposable camera. Even more, I enjoyed the pov of someone local to Rio, and your human touch. The Good afternoon sir is priceless !!
I think in the end what emerges from your words and images is the dignity, resilience and human beauty of this community, even with its undeniable contradictions - but between a criminal organisation selling weed and the aggressive front of real estate and local governments who would kick it all to the ground tomorrow if they could, who is the villain of the story?
Wow, Raf - that view!! Thank you for sharing this experience and the photos. Another story-lesson worth learning.
"The barber working calmly, the TV tuned to an Eurocup match, Barcelona was playing. He had the entire city at his feet with that view. The simplicity of that scene stayed with me more than any postcard."
"The second thing is resilience. The climbs are brutal. The streets never end. The houses stack up in ways that defy any urban planning logic."
It seems that the favela itself is a metaphor for the people living there.
Great pictures despite the disposable camera. Even more, I enjoyed the pov of someone local to Rio, and your human touch. The Good afternoon sir is priceless !!
I think in the end what emerges from your words and images is the dignity, resilience and human beauty of this community, even with its undeniable contradictions - but between a criminal organisation selling weed and the aggressive front of real estate and local governments who would kick it all to the ground tomorrow if they could, who is the villain of the story?
Wow, Raf - that view!! Thank you for sharing this experience and the photos. Another story-lesson worth learning.
"The barber working calmly, the TV tuned to an Eurocup match, Barcelona was playing. He had the entire city at his feet with that view. The simplicity of that scene stayed with me more than any postcard."
"The second thing is resilience. The climbs are brutal. The streets never end. The houses stack up in ways that defy any urban planning logic."
It seems that the favela itself is a metaphor for the people living there.
Love your point of view!!!