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From VOA Latin America: Brazil favela tries to draw tourists from around world


FILE - Youths perform a street dance style known as passinho for their social media accounts, in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, April 17, 2024.
FILE - Youths perform a street dance style known as passinho for their social media accounts, in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, April 17, 2024.

A Voice of America team visited Rocinha, Brazil's most populated favela, in an attempt to show visitors from around the world a different side of the famous hillside neighborhood, which is openly controlled by an armed group.

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