I hung out in the largest favela (impoverished informal settlement) in Brazil and left with great memories and a caipirinha. Not emotional trauma and battle scars. I usually take accusations of crime and danger in areas with a grain of salt, because I know as soon as a place has too many Black/Afro descended people, folks start acting like it’s a war zone and leave out all important context and nuance. So I had to learn about favelas for myself. Favelas like Rocinha are real neighborhoods where

Brazilian Slums (Favelas)