With the recent implementation of the Pacifying Police Units (UPP) in several favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the gentrification process can already be observed, due to the vergitinous real estate valuation and to the rise in costs of infrastructure. Testimonies from residents of Chapéu Mangueira, a community in the Leme neighborhood, question the consequences of the current government’s policy, alerting the population so that the favela culture is not lost.
Direction: Ana Luiza Mello and Viviane Giaquinta
Photography: Lucas Stirling and Viviane Giaquinta
Editing: João Gasparian
Soundtrack: Marcelo de Lamare and Felipe Moura
Awarded by Curta Criativo 2012, selected by Visões Periféricas 2012 Festival, PUC-Rio 2012 Design Week and Mostra do Filme Livre 2013 Festival.
Source: Rio on Watch
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