These organizations use art and culture to subvert negative favela stereotypes, showcasing community potential to the wider city and providing safe spaces for life experiences and identities to be shared and understood.
In this way, they act as a bridge between residents of communities and populations of more affluent neighborhoods, eroding longstanding barriers between the 'asphalt' and 'hills'.
in addition, The government has set up a number of initiatives to promote cultural development - The Solos Culturais (Cultural Soil) project conducted cultural interventions in five communities, namely Manguinhos, Penha, Complexo do Alemăo, Cidade de Deus, and Rocinha - exhibiting films, plays, musical performances and exhibitions.
It also went on to develop the Guia Cultural de Favelas (Cultural Guide of Favelas) - an interactive web portal which gathers together information on cultural centers, initiatives and events taking place in communities across the city.
