Daily Life in a Favela

Everyday life for a resident of a Brazilian favela, or "favelados," contains copious amounts of crime and violence while the local police force much of the time offers minimal protection as well as creating many times more of a problem than before they even arrived on scene. Women and children are even more significantly worse off than many of the men due to high amounts of spousal and parental physical abuse in within their homes. Favela residents battle daily with theft, vandalism, muggings, rapes, gang fights, murders, and organized crime as well. In fact, the neighborhoods are so dangerous and violent that day and night, people are afraid to simply leave their homes and their children can’t even play outside most of the time due to the frequency of muggings and shootings that take place.