The selfie-hunters cashing in on Brazil's 'slum tourism': Influencers flock to Rio's favelas to pose for drone videos in front of poverty-stricken shanty towns

Set to an infectious beat, the video of the Rocinha favela has exploded on social media at a time when the city is drawing record tourist numbers.
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I finally took a tour of Ponte

The city landmark is not just a story about urban decay. It is also about what happens when a city loses control and what it takes to get that back ...