in addition to formalizing ownership and increasing local organization, pride and stability, this is done to increase tax revenues and further contribute to the overall betterment process.
while city and government programs have mostly been focused on safety and functionality issues, some private programs have also targeted the aesthetics aspects of favelas - by painting the unfinished, typically orange, exterior of these homes, these efforts aim at creating more of a standard neighborhood's look and feel.
the city has already started to refinish some streets in favelas around rio - we posted some pictures of rua 4, a gentrified and re-painted street in rocinha, on this link.
