On the eve of the Olympic Games, nearly 1.5 million people live in the favelas, the majority of them are Blacks. ADVERTISEMENTA main theme of the 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony was a tribute to the favelas. The brutal history of the racism, poverty and violence that is the trademark of the favelas doesn't offer a promising answer. Rio's favelas were created in hillsides and swamps by fugitive African slaves in the late 18th century. The favela that overlooks Maracana Stadium, the main Olympic site, is a textbook example of the astounding impoverished living conditions.

Source: Huffington Post August 07, 2016 23:45 UTC