Enroute to Ipanema from Airport in Rio. Freeway traffic was messy. Alot of small vehicles.
Favela's on the hills. These are illegal settlements or 'slums' which apparently have their own economic systems, usually a haven of poverty and drug trade. The Brazil government lets them build where they want but is trying to implement policy. Amazing how these buildings stay standing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela
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