Photos courtesy of John Surico
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The view from the top of Rocinha, Brazil's largest favela
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The view from the "Gate of Heaven," a rooftop overlooking Rocinha
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The Favela Experience hostel's common space, in the favela of Vidigal
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The Santa Marta favela
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The statue of Michael Jackson atop Santa Marta
Signs reading "gentrificação," or "gentrification," protest the rising prices of favelas in Rio.