Brazilian brotha Caio Alves is a mixed martial artist (MMA). He hails from the Rocinha favela. Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil with over 100k inhabitants. He likes to practice on the beach... You can order #iLBB apparel here, we ship worldwide: ilovebeingblack Despite the way they are portrayed in popular media favelas are vibrant neighborhoods full of love, humor and art where there is a real sense of community. Chances are when you think of Brazil the first things that come to mind all originated in the favelas. The favelas of Rio de Janeiro began a rapid, and controversial, transition in 2008 in an effort to improve public security called pacification. Pacification meant removing local drug gangs from power, replacing them with municipal police forces and providing more social support and programs for residents. That social support has been very slow in coming, when it comes. Residents are now encountering many of the same issues young people of color experience in The United States. They are often profiled, searched for no reason and sometimes killed. Regardless of these challenges favela residents persevere, they have always done things for themselves and by themselves…that is what favelas are.” -Margaret Day, social activist-photographer living in Favela da Rocinha Thank you Margaret!! To get your photo up here, check out the #iLBBFanPhoto program. You order some of our apparel then take a picture in it and send it to us to be posted! Start here: bit.ly/ilbb-programs
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:23:04 +0000
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