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at a glance

tavares bastos is a buzzing and varied community located in the neighborhood of catete, which has developed culturally and economically in leaps and bounds over the past twenty years - named after the tavares bastos street around which it was built.

the community used to serve as the headquartes of the special police operations (bope) unit, trained rigorously to combat the thriving favela drug trade - for this reason, for a long time it held a unique and privileged position as the only community unperturbed - the unit has since been replaced by the upp (pacifying police unit).

from the heights of the mound, one can enjoy wonderful views of the city, and particularly sugar loaf mountain, which takes on a majestic sheen at dusk.

the favela has earned itself the name of 'cinematographic favela', playing the starring role of backdrop to the incredible hulk movie, as well as highly acclaimed brazilian feature films, tropa de elite, maré and nossa história de amor. arrow-back      arrow-forward

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sports c. mangueira
entertainment cidade de deus
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nightlife maré

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etiquette rocinha
carnival salgueiro
réveillon santa marta
accommodations tabajaras
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