A view of Rocinha, Brazil’s biggest favela.
Story and videos by ELROI YEE
It’s night-time in Rio de Janeiro, a month before the 2016 Olympics, and I’m in a dark alley in a favela. According to my Brazilian friend Andre Silva Teixeira Mello, he’s going to show me the real Brazil. The problem is three young favela men – olheiros, watchmen for the drug rings – are blocking our way.
