BRAZIL - VISIT AND DONATION - FAVELAS VIDIGAL - RIO DE JANEIRO

Vidigal was once one of the most dangerous favelas in Rio, notorious for its high levels of violence and presence of powerful drug lords. 

 

However, the Brazilian police force was ordered to crack down on criminality in Rio, and Vidigal was one of the first favelas to be successfully “pacified.” 

 

Unlike shaky attempts in other local favelas, Vidigal flourished under its new peaceful status and gradually became an attraction for tourists looking to understand what a Brazilian favela was like.

 

Milky Association in collaboration with the StarScout project has donated some soccer balls to the social project PLAYLIFE.