Rio Favela Residents Vote with Little Hope
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Long tails have been formed around the polling stations in the maze of narrow streets of Rocinha. This huge poor area on hillside, where around 100,000 people live, overlooks the privileged districts of the south of the city and one of the most famous beaches of the "Wonderful City". They must vote for the presidential, whose favourites are the outgoing president of the left Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the conservative Flavio Bolsonaro, who pr…
Rio favela residents vote with little hope
Despondent residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela voted in Brazil’s presidential election with little hope that either leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro will resolve the rampant violence, poor sanitation, and high cost of living plaguing their community.
Tired of insecurity and the struggle to reach the end of the month, the inhabitants of the largest favela of Rio de Janeiro come to the polls this Sunday without hope that their vote will change the reality of this gigantic slum located on the slope of a mountain.
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