the community of santa marta,
also known as dona marta, is considered one of the most
charming and developed favelas in rio de janeiro.
santa
marta owes its name to the image of an homonymous
saint placed inside a church on the dona marta hill
- in fact, the community started in 1924 as a
settlement for the people working on the expansion
of the church belonging to the nearby colégio
santo inácio.