In August, Rio de Janeiro state Governor Claudio Castro announced the construction of a wall bordering certain favelas, also in the name of security.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/in-brazils-favelas-activists-find-common-ground-with-palestinians-in-gaza/

The samba schools, the pride of Rio's impoverished favelas, spend months assembling the costumes and creating the over-the-top floats that are the trademarks of the parades.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/rio-holds-first-allout-carnival-since-covid.1014735

Those soul and funk dances later moved inside the favelas – today home to 20% of Rio’s 6.6 million inhabitants – and became a deafening cultural and social phenomenon as Amorim grew up in the 1990s and 2000s.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/05/funk-is-the-reality-we-live-rio-de-janeiro-show-celebrates-the-sound-of-the-favela