however, access is not limited to walking, moto taxis, taxis, and minivans - some favelas have benefitted from infrastructure deveopment projects which built elevators, gondolas, trams and other lift systems to ferry people from the entry points all the way to remote areas deep within.
Notable examples are the elevator of Cantagalo, the tram in Santa Marta, and the teleférico in Complexo do Alemăo, a landmark project that forever changed access to the area and significantly improved the perception of the community.
safer access to rio's favelas is made possible partly due to urbanization works and due to the presence of the special pacification police UPP . the UPP restored order to many of the favelas by exiling organized crime groups that once controlled the communities, and by establishing a permanent police presence, which allows for the continual maintenance of order and security.
