donna marta hills is home to a favela and
two mirantes,
that at times get confused with oneanother even by locals,
due to their similar names. located in
botafogo
and home to 60,000 people,
the
favela santa martahas been the set for several video productions by such
international artists as
madonna,
alicia keys, and
beyoncé.
directed by
spike lee in 1995,
michael jackson was the first major artist to
use music to bring unprecedented national and international
attention the rio's favelas via the video 'they
don't care about us.'