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23-JUL-2009

"Favela Santa Marta" is a slum located in Botafogo in the South Zone Rio de Janeiro of Brazil. It has about 8000 residents, with 500 wooden houses, 2000 brick houses, 4 kindergartens, 3 bakeries, 2 sports fields, 1 block of a samba school, 3 military units and 1 smallmarket. The slum is one of the steepest city slums.

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N.Alkhan03-Sep-2009 11:08
Favela?
Milan Vogrin10-Aug-2009 19:21
Great compo!V!
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad10-Aug-2009 01:57
Excellent documentary image. V
Cindi Smith09-Aug-2009 23:41
Wow....makes you realize how blessed you are when you see people living in these houses. Great image but a sadness looms over it as well.
Martha Albuquerque09-Aug-2009 22:52
Great shot of the Nazareno Evangelic Church on Santa Marta Favela, Yiannis!! V~
al59909-Aug-2009 21:57
Great colour and texture. Emphasises how dilapidated these buildings are.
Dennis Ancinec09-Aug-2009 20:57
What great character and colors.
Colin Storey09-Aug-2009 19:42
Wonderful scene of the living conditions, very good shot. v
Ken Chambers ARPS09-Aug-2009 19:26
Yiannis, I wonder if people first ask permission before building a house on top of another.??? noted
Char09-Aug-2009 18:59
Hi Yiannis,
Scenes like this are my favorite! What a terrific capture of the different levels of buildings. \/
olivier bruning09-Aug-2009 18:05
incredible....impressive shot on the favela. v
zyziza09-Aug-2009 18:01
great shot! v
marie-jose wolff09-Aug-2009 16:42
a favela ...during a storm, it could collapse like a house of cards...
thanks for showing us the reality! V
Jim Coffman09-Aug-2009 16:01
This is a great capture of the sad reality of life. Well done,Yiannis. V
globalgadabout09-Aug-2009 15:21
superb capture of this ramshackle favela...rich details and colours give a clear picture of a scene not on every visitor's route, yet fascinating all the same...V
Gerhard Ritsema09-Aug-2009 14:55
Thanks for showing us this reality and congrats with your nr. 1 position!
CM Kwan09-Aug-2009 14:35
An impressive picture that shows the living standard of grass roots. Excellent work, Yiannis! V
Jess. ( Lady.D.)09-Aug-2009 14:34
Well captured reality. life clinging to the side of a mountain....
Gerard Koehl09-Aug-2009 14:26
Impressionnante cette Favela... V