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Cultivating a New Perception of the Favela

By Diego Camposeco • June 25, 2012

While a group of curious outsiders, including me, visited the favela Complexo da Penha, a few locals and a tame toy poodle named Borris tagged along. Since many Americans don’t visit this part of Rio […]