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- Title
- Rocinha, Brazil's Largest Favela, Or Slum
- Date
- 1985-07-01
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Children congregate in the street in Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 1985. Rocinha grew from a shanty town to a slum with its own infrastructure and is controlled by a large street gang, Amigos dos Amigos.
- Subject
- Population; Demographics; Poverty; Economy
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0002_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Rocinha, Brazil's Largest Favela, Or Slum
- Date
- 1985-07-01
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A woman smoking a pipe stands in line for fresh water at a street faucet in Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 1985. Rocinha grew from a shanty town to a slum with its own infrastructure and is controlled by a large street gang, Amigos dos Amigos.
- Subject
- Population; Demographics; Poverty; Economy
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0040_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Rocinha, Brazil's Largest Favela, Or Slum
- Date
- 1985-07-01
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A young boy plays with a wooden rifle overlooking Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 1985. Rocinha grew from a shanty town to a slum with its own infrastructure and is controlled by a large street gang, Amigos dos Amigos.
- Subject
- Population; Demographics; Poverty; Economy
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0041_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Rocinha, Brazil's Largest Favela, Or Slum
- Date
- 1985-07-01
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Two female residents speak in a doorway in Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 1985. Rocinha grew from a shanty town to a slum with its own infrastructure and is controlled by a large street gang, Amigos dos Amigos.
- Subject
- Population; Demographics; Poverty; Economy
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0042_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg