Brazil Slide Series: Collection Favela, Slide No. 0028.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

View of the favela Dona Marta and the Botafogo district winding down from the forest below the Cristo Redentor statue. There are nearly 500 favelas in Rio and nearly 1 million residents, out of nearly 6 million urban total. Growth of the favelas is estimated at nearly 5%, double the rate of the city.Vista da favela Dona Marta e do bairro de Botafogo descendo da floresta, abaixo da estátua do Cristo Redentor. Há aproximadamente 500 favelas no Rio com aproximadamente 1 milhão de residentes, entre os 6 milhões de habitantes da cidade. O crescimento das favelas é estimado em aproximadamente 5%, o dobro do da cidade.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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