January 8, 2009 @ Rio, Brazil


Vidigal Favela

Vidigal Favela

Can you see Jesus?

Hidden within a few minute

Amazing view from Rocinha fevela

Powerline everywhere

Cristo Redentor is hidden in the cloud (left) again

Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil

View of Sao Conrado from Rocinha fevela

In Rio poor live on the mountain, rich live in the bottom

Some buildings are three and four stories tall and almost all houses have basic sanitation

Today almost of the houses in Rocinha are made from concrete and brick

Bite up car in Rocinha favela

Parrot

Telegraph pole with hundreds of extra wires on it

Rocinha has hundreds of businesses such as banks, drug stores, bus lines etc…

Rocinha fevela even has locally based channel TV ROC

Favela is a city within city

Rocinha favela

Motor taxi serving Rocinha favela

Me @ Rocinha favela

Live chicken

Dead chicken

Para Ti

After school program funded by local community

Pedra Bonita where we did hang gliding yesterday

Vila Canoas

Very cute girl

Very cute girl

Internet café

Vila Canoas

Community board @ Vila Canoas

Kids playing soccer

Walking trip through its narrow alleyways

Telegraph pole with hundreds of extra wires on it

Our tour guide explaining *Favela Bairro* urbanization project

US$180 million *slum to neighborhood* project in 1995

which sought to integrate existing favelas into the fabric of the city through infrastructure upgrading and service increases

Vila Canoas is now a drug free favela

Many favela residents are now middle class

House @ Vila Canoas

Intercom store in Vila Canoas

Me @ Vila Canoas

Church @ Vila Canoas

Vila Canoas

Pool hall @ Vila Canoas

Vila Canoas is now an famous tourist destination

House @ Vila Canoas

Very cute girl!

Very cute girl!

Very cute girl!

Gas are more expensive in favela because it is controlled by drug dealer

Line of birds

Leblon

Restaurant where we had lunch

Whole chicken for 3 of us, R20

Female bus driver

Kitty & Kalon passed out on the bus

Cog Train to Cristo Redentor at Corcovado

D.O.M. In Hon S. Ivdae Ar Et Mart

Escola de Musica U.F.R.J

Carioca Aqueduct

Santa Teresa tram over the aqueduct arches

Giraffiti

Carioca Aqueduct

Arcos da Lapa

Interesting Giraffiti

Carioca Aqueduct

Downtown Rio

Metropolitan Cathedral

Downtown Rio

Liceu Literrrio Portugues

Prédio da Petrobrás

Convento de Santo Antonio

Ministerio da Fazenda

Ministerio da Fazenda

Statue @ Av Presidente Antônio Carlos

Very busy in downtown

Palácio da Justiça

Procuradoria Geral do Estado

Estação das Barcas

Palácio Tiradentes

Imperial Palace

Pca XV & Igreja Sé

D. Joao VI*s statue

Tribunal de Justica - Centro Administrativo

Ilha Fiscal

Sugar Loaf

Leblon & Ipanema from Sheraton

Jesus appeared enroute to airport

Just for a brief moment

Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport

Really don*t understand PWC advertising strategy

Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo

Back to fancy consulting lifestlye

Bathroom is bigger than some of our hotel rooms on GAP tour


Leblon


Amazing view from Rocinha fevela


View of Sao Conrado from Rocinha fevela


Rocinha favela


Carioca Aqueduct


Estação das Barcas


Leblon & Ipanema from Sheraton