André Cypriano: Rocinha, An Orphan's Town

André Cypriano: Rocinha, An Orphan's Town (37 black & white photographs) at Zone Zero. "...Rocinha is the largest 'favela', or shantytown in Brazil. It spreads from the top to the bottom of a mountain. Ironically, it is surrounded by wealth. Because the 2,500 residents of this neighborhood have been neglected by the government, they have set up their own survival system, one ruled by drug-trafficking. What makes this community so captivating to document is how clearly this criminal system both terrorizes and supports the people of the slum." More... Works by André Cypriano at his personal site.