in 2009, special police units were installed in both of these favelas as part of the city's general process of eliminating crime and reducing drug trafficking in these areas. in 2010 an elevator was built, carrying visitors to the top of the mountain from rua teixeira de melo in ipanema, found just behind the general osório metrô stop.

this elevator also carries curious sightseers to an overlook called mirante da paz, a truly stunning panoramic view of the atlantic coast, the beaches running along the zona sul, and goes as far as the lagoa rodrigo de freitas and the morro dois irmãos, otherwise known as two brothers peak.