Cantaglo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho is a bairro (neighborhood) and a group of favelas in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located between the bairros of Ipanema and Copacabana. As of 2010, it has circa 5,000 inhabitants. It was pacified by the Pacifying Police Unit in 2009, and on June 30, 2010, the Rubem Braga Complex was inaugurated in it, composed of two towers, an overlook (named by the inhabitants of the region "Mirante da Paz", or the "Peace Overlook") and two lifts linking the favela to the General Osório Metro Station.

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Size: 4000px × 6016px
Location: Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photo credit: © Alexandre Rotenberg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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