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00:00I'm riding my motorcycle up to the most famous favela in all of Rio de Janeiro.
00:05There are no rules here, here you start to feel the true chaos.
00:10Real life, which is what we are about to discover, so come with me.
00:14Rio de Janeiro is a city of extreme contrasts, picture-perfect postcards,
00:20Iconic beaches, modern buildings, and at the same time, entire mountains covered in houses.
00:26In Rio alone, there are over a thousand favelas, communities that grew out of necessity and resistance.
00:32Today, without filters or nuances, but rather with great respect,
00:37I'm going to show you one of the most impactful communities in Latin America.
00:46Many people talk about Rocinha as a dangerous place, but few show you who lives here.
00:51I don't come to judge, I come to walk, to explore, to observe and to feel.
00:57For those who don't know me, my fellow travelers, I'm Veronica Webber, currently in Rio de Janeiro.
01:02And today I'm setting aside the beaches and caipirinhas, and turning to what is known as...
01:09The most popular favela in all of Brazil, the Rocinha favela.
01:14So let's see what we find ourselves in and what surprises us.
01:19When you decide to visit places like this, don't come to blame or judge.
01:23You come with empathy, with respect, and with your eyes wide open, willing to see realities.
01:29that perhaps they had never seen before.
01:31Well, it's not my first time in Rocinha, but on previous occasions I traveled by public transport.
01:37And this time I wanted to do it differently, like many locals do.
01:42I'm going to get on a motorcycle, I don't know how extreme or dangerous that might be.
01:46But I'm about to go up, here I go.
01:49Hi, Carlinhos!
01:50Hello everything is fine?
01:50How are you? May I come up?
01:51Of course.
01:52Phew, here we go!
02:02Phew, you can feel the freedom here.
02:07The danger, the adrenaline, and what the Rocinha favela is really like.
02:14We're going full speed up between its curves.
02:17Here goes Carlinhos!
02:21Uff, this is Brazil!
02:29Ugh, there are no rules here, no traffic lights, and certainly no helmet.
02:34Here you begin to feel the true chaos, the favela lifestyle.
02:39It takes about seven minutes to climb up to reach the highest point.
02:44to begin to know it and to experience it.
02:47Riding a motorcycle through Rocinha is intense.
02:50Everything goes by so fast.
02:52The city changes in seconds.
02:54There is noise, movement, glances.
02:56And at the same time, a feeling of entering another world.
03:00What just happened?
03:03We are, perhaps, at the highest point.
03:05It was uphill, uphill, without braking.
03:07Oh my God, I'm completely pumped with adrenaline.
03:09I don't know if thinking about the danger of holding the phone or camera properly or not, let's go.
03:13Shocking.
03:14But this video begins with a lot of emotion, adrenaline, and anticipation to see what else will happen.
03:21Go ahead.
03:25Rocinha didn't just appear overnight.
03:27This community began to grow without planning, without state support, and without basic services.
03:33But, over time, it created its own system.
03:36Here, you can find everything from more established houses, on slightly wider avenues,
03:41even houses in hard-to-reach areas, where sunlight hardly enters.
03:45In the favela, there are real deprivations, basic needs that go unmet, and families who profit
03:51day by day to move forward.
03:53It is said that there are more than 13,000 favelas in Brazil, and this one, Rocinha, where we are, is the favela...
03:59the biggest and most famous in the whole country.
04:01It is estimated that around 200,000 people live there, although these are not exact figures.
04:06At some point, this favela became very famous for being dangerous, but...
04:11For about two or three years, its fame came from tourism.
04:15And I tell my travelers that I came two years ago and I hadn't seen as many people as now.
04:20In fact, if we go down, there's a court here and all these people are tourists who come from
04:24Different parts of the world, listening to all languages, getting to know...
04:28Hello, where are you from? Chile!
04:30Everyone from Chile, how wonderful!
04:33Many people from Latin America, from Europe, from many parts of the world, learning about how life is lived.
04:40in the favela.
04:45To give you an idea, my travelers, all of these are houses of people who live here.
04:50And I just wonder, because right now we're lowering the price, but imagine when they do it.
04:53From the market and everything, they have to climb all those stairs to reach their homes.
04:59One of the things that caught my attention is all the movement that's going on, we greet you,
05:04Most people are kind.
05:05I'm not going to romanticize this place because, obviously, not everything is as it's portrayed in tourist stores, even here.
05:12there is danger, there is crime.
05:15But as a tourist, you can even come, if you have a guide, and get to know how people live, their culture, and their heritage.
05:21culture.
05:26Here, if you're very tall, you have to be careful with all the cables.
05:29Because, even, while the narrower the streets, I think all the cables are further down, which, I believe, I suppose that
05:35all
05:35They are electrical. Some of them are there, just like everyone else, naked.
05:39Thank God, I'm a little girl and I don't have to be, but yes, I saw very tall people, tourists, who
05:44How do they go then?
05:45Because, for example, this part, which I'm not going to touch, is completely loose.
05:51In much of the favela, electricity bills are not paid regularly.
05:55The connection is informal, improvised, and dangerous.
05:58That's why, wherever you walk, you find yourself with so many cables.
06:03I'm all sweaty, really, it's so hot, but what heat, it's the humidity you feel.
06:09since he was loving, he escaped, he went back to loving.
06:12And on every path you take, the smell of dampness is also very strong, the ground is wet.
06:20In fact, I feel that there are places where the sun never, ever shines.
06:24Ventilation is limited in many homes.
06:27In some alleyways, the sun doesn't reach, and health becomes a challenge.
06:32Brazil registers more than 70,000 new cases of tuberculosis each year.
06:37And Rio de Janeiro is one of the cities with the highest incidence of crime in the country, especially in the favelas.
06:43It is a direct consequence of living where conditions are not always favorable.
06:48And yet, life goes on.
06:49If, for example, an elderly person lives in this place and has an emergency,
06:54He needs an ambulance, what will he do?
06:56Llegar a la caminha até aqui arriba e depois começars de descer até pode chegar a a parte que há
07:00road?
07:01I don't know.
07:07We've already started descending, going down, and we'll be making different stops.
07:12Meanwhile, we're getting to know a little about the lifestyle here in Rocinha.
07:17But first, I want to introduce you to my guide, which has become very viral on social media.
07:23This is Carlinhos. How are you, Carlinhos?
07:25I'm fine, good morning.
07:26Good morning.
07:27So guys, don't I speak a little Spanish?
07:31It doesn't matter. We can all understand.
07:33But now I'm going to take her to the most famous rooftop in Rocinha, which is the drone.
07:38Yes, it turns out it went so viral precisely because we're going to fly a drone from one place.
07:46Well, I'll fly the drone with a beautiful view, with a few clouds, but it won't give me the...
07:50charm.
07:51How many minutes are left, Carlinhos?
07:53Two minutes to get into the alley. Once you get to the alley, you can no longer record.
07:57Okay, yes.
07:59There are parts that can be recorded, and parts that cannot.
08:01And for that reason, it's important to come with a guide, so that you don't get into trouble later.
08:11Even though Rocinha has become very famous and more and more tourists want to visit it,
08:18to meet her,
08:18We cannot forget that it remains a dangerous place, that we have to be careful.
08:23which is highly recommended, especially with guides, because, as Carlinhos said,
08:30There are places where you can't film because the people who live there don't allow it, for obvious reasons.
08:42Here we go, walking along and seeing what surprises us as we leave this narrow alley.
08:48You have to be careful because it can be slippery; it rained this morning.
08:58He's giving me the camera.
09:01They told me, here you can record, but the part where we went was totally prohibited.
09:07Now we are from a terrace, from where we have a view of the houses, the roofs, the tanks.
09:14And right behind that hill is the Vidigal favela, which is also a very famous favela.
09:20Now, if I turn around here, you'll be able to see how many travelers there are.
09:26And it is precisely this place, where you have surely seen this video, that everyone is modeling.
09:31As the drone flies and sees this unique and different place.
09:36And suddenly we went from walking along narrow streets to having this panoramic view,
09:42where the contrast is brutal.
09:44Famous beaches, luxury buildings and, right below, humble houses built one on top of the other.
09:51Growing vertically because space cannot reach.
09:54Here, luxury and necessity share the same postal code.
09:57They've already started to leave; the dynamic is like this: a door closes, they come out, and then they start walking until they reach the other side.
10:06to that chair.
10:07Sit down and then you'll have your video.
10:09I hope this video becomes really popular, and this one too, because if you don't give it a like, it's...
10:14The moment you do it, you sign up.
10:34I felt like, once again, I had to go to Venezuela, specifically to Valdron.
10:40I think we have over 100 people in this place waiting for their shift so they can...
10:45to have this shot that went so viral on social media.
10:50It's incredible how the Rocinha Sailing Village has become more and more famous and is visited by more and more people.
10:56travelers.
10:57And at that moment, when the door opens and everyone else comes out, they start to act as if...
11:01This is my moment of fame, let's go all out.
11:05You feel in this silla that has become too famous and, right there, salute the drone and go.
11:12Now, tell me all the comments, would you like to live this experience?
11:20We continue walking, rerouting, we will climb this street and reach a point where we will see where we are.
11:28Fíjense, which doesn't get sunlight here, becomes narrower, darker, and smells of dampness.
11:36like the mojado floor, it is quite strong.
11:38Despite the difficulties, we here always smile.
11:42Happiness doesn't depend on what you have, but on how you face life.
11:48I hope I said it well. And you can already hear it here.
11:52Feeling it.
11:55Come here. I hope you're listening.
11:58We're entering a family home and, right at the back, you can already start to feel that rhythm.
12:05characteristic of the place.
12:26We're already here and we can see a bit of your dance, your rhythm, everyone watching how they're going.
12:32all these twists and turns.
12:33And that's also part of getting to know a place, being able to interact with its people.
12:39Capoeira is not just a dance or a sport.
12:43It was born as a form of resistance and today it remains a fundamental part of the identity of these communities.
12:52What I'm seeing right now is incredible. I can't believe it.
12:58How scary, fighting someone like that.
13:03Delicious, delicious.
13:10I put a drum in his hand and played samba.
13:13But, definitely, the rhythm of Brazil isn't something you live, it's something you feel.
13:17And this is in the Rocinha favela.
13:25We began to descend, little by little, until we arrived, right on the main commercial street, with the most traffic and the most business.
13:32that we will find in the favela.
13:41Rocinha is practically a city within a city.
13:45Here you can find everything. Clothing stalls, hair salons, pharmacies, markets.
13:50Rocinha has its own active economy.
13:53A constant movement of people who sell, buy, produce, and reinvent themselves every day.
13:58Everything operates according to its own logic, with internal rules, with a dynamic that can only be understood when you walk its streets.
14:06I'm already in the lower part of Rocinha. You could say this is the whole area where the commerce takes place.
14:12move.
14:12You can find any type of business you can imagine.
14:16From restaurants, hair salons, furniture stores, travel agencies, everything.
14:21Practically speaking, the people who live here in the Rocinha favela have no need to leave to find other things.
14:26Here, look, even mattresses, bedroom sets.
14:29And I've come to understand that people who live abroad often come here because they find better prices.
14:43Here we are now on a major main road, my travelers.
14:47Here you can feel the chaos, the bustle of the city, all the buses, the vans and, above all, the motorcycles.
14:54Which is perhaps one of the main means.
14:56As you walk along, you have to be alert, aware of everything.
15:00And, at least, when you come from Latin America, when you feel so many motorcycles around,
15:04It's impossible not to feel the danger.
15:06So, I have my phone very, very tightly secured.
15:08However, all things considered, I am calm.
15:11We'll smile at you.
15:17I confess I doubt what would happen if someone up there fell ill. What would they do?
15:23What was he doing?
15:24If an old lady up there has a heart attack, what happens?
15:26We called a group of friends on motorcycles to help the people who are feeling unwell over there in Beco.
15:32And where does the ambulance arrive here?
15:34The ambulance is for the main [patients/patients].
15:36OK.
15:36Where vehicles can't reach, motorcycles and cars can't get there by the stairs.
15:42And we carried, helping each other, to the ambulance.
15:46Oh!
15:47Fijense!
15:48Up there, the person, the cargo, or perhaps a neighbor's motorcycle, could be located.
15:53nearby.
15:54In any case, she'll walk as fast as possible, and that's precisely where the ambulance stops.
15:59And if you take her.
16:05This is Rosinha's most famous curve, and they say it's the most famous curve in Rio de Janeiro, because it's frequented all the time.
16:11There is traffic 24 hours a day.
16:14People going up and down.
16:17It's called the S-curve because that's exactly how you take it.
16:20Like an S.
16:21My God, I feel like I'm in India with so many motorcycles.
16:31It's incredible that I've already spent more than 2 hours walking through the streets of Favela Rosinha.
16:37And at this point I thought we were out of the running.
16:40We've come down a lot and as you can see here, the streets are much wider.
16:43However, at this moment we are walking along what is known as the most famous street.
16:50of all Rosinha.
16:51It's called the Appian Way.
16:53And it is so famous because it is precisely here that fiestas and funky music are played.
16:58If you don't listen to them, I'll leave them here for you.
17:07What is this?
17:13much safer, even when you're out there.
17:16They say it's totally here.
17:17Stealing is prohibited.
17:19And that's what I saw, when I was
17:21In Copacabana, we were on the phone.
17:24scared, and everyone here
17:25He's been recording with his phones.
17:27But, it's because you have to
17:29comply with all the rules, because, although it may be
17:31very safe for tourists,
17:34at the same time it can be very unsafe
17:36if these rules are not followed.
17:37And the way to find out is
17:39only by being with a guide, because
17:41In fact, I've realized that each time...
17:43it becomes more popular and at the same time
17:45stricter.
17:47In the past opportunities that I attended, practically
17:49There were few places when they told me
17:51You can't record here. However,
17:53now there are more restrictions, yes
17:55not this street, yes to this street.
17:57And in those streets where recording was not allowed,
17:59but that's all we've been through, there we see
18:00Things I couldn't show.
18:02Leaving Rosinha doesn't leave you the same.
18:05It reminds you how fortunate we are.
18:06often, and the little that we need
18:09To be more empathetic.
18:10Traveling isn't just about seeing places.
18:12Beautiful. It's also about understanding.
18:14distinct realities. And, above all,
18:17Learn to aim without judging.
18:19And that's precisely where we end this video.
18:22with Rosinha's family's background.
18:26How beautiful to be able to walk it, visit it,
18:28to be able to understand its different contrasts,
18:31Its people, its flavor, and its rhythm.
18:34I'm sweaty from walking so much,
18:37from going up and down stairs so much
18:39and also to dance a little,
18:41de mezclar a samba com o tambor.
18:42Okay, thank you very much for the whole tour.
18:46Thanks.
18:47I will be visiting Venezuela soon.
18:49Oh!
18:50I think you'll like the Venezuelan women.
18:53No!
18:54I like Brazilian women.
18:56Are you married?
18:57Oh no, no, no.
18:58Let's hope the woman doesn't see this.
18:59Don't let the woman see this.
19:02Oh my God.
19:04And are you married too?
19:06No, I am.
19:07I, I, will like the Venezuelan woman.
19:11That's how we are here in Brazil.
19:14in Rio de Janeiro.
19:15So, let's say goodbye from here.
19:17I'm going to give them a piece of my mind on social media.
19:18so that when they want to do this whole tour,
19:20because they can go with Carlinhos
19:22and they can do the whole route.
19:24Bye, bye!
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