pacified
by the first ever battalion of the
polícia
pacificadora (upp) in 2008,
this community is a prime example of successful
restoration of order, and of integration of a
'dirt-road' community into an 'asphalted' neighborhood.
located in
botafogoand home to 60,000
people, santa marta has been the set for several videos by
international artists such as
madonna,
alicia keys, and
beyoncé.
directed by
spike lee in 1995,
michael jackson
was the first major artist who
used music to bring unprecedented national and international
attention to the favelas of rio when he released the video 'they
don't care about us.'