Today we took a trip to Rocinha, which is the only favela (or slum) in Rio still run solely by the drug lords and where the local police have no jurisdiction whatsoever. We were taken to the top of the hill on taxi bikes then we walked through the narrow streets stopping off to see the locals on the way. The people here live in poverty but were some of the happiest and friendliest people we have ever met. It was an awesome and very humbling experience.
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