access is not limited to walking,  moto taxis, taxis, and minivans - Some favelas were the recipients of development projects that 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 Alemão, a landmark project that forever changed access to the area and significantly improved the perception of the community.

safe access to rio's favelas is due to urbanization works that improved the stairs and passages and the presence of the special pacification police UPP - the UPP restored order to many of the favelas by exiling the organized crime that once controlled the communities, and by establishing a permanent police presence, allowing for the continual maintenance of order and security.