Myself, Kate and Suzanne went on a tour of the Favela´s today, a place called Rochina. It was really good, but not what I was expecting. Basically it is the poorest area in Rio which is ran by drug gangs where 20% of Rio´s population live. The whole area is built on the hills of Rio. The place is like nothing I have ever seen. Wherever there is a tiny bit of space, a house is built. It looks amazing to see such buildings from a distance all stacked together. The tour was really good. We got driven out to the base of the Favela in a van, and then each of us jumped on the back of a motorbike taxi all the way up the hill to the top of the Favela. The journey up
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