A Study of Life in Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro by Janice Perlman

In the poor city: 40 years on the edge of Rio de Janeiro, Janice Perlman conducted a comprehensive survey on the life of the 1,020 slums of Rio de Janeiro. She tried to re-settle her previous subjects and reconsider. For over four decades, Perlman has returned to the notorious slums of Rio de Janeiro for four generations. She interviewed about 2,500 people, including children and grandchildren of subjects. She combines detailed personal testimony and detailed analysis of the impact of urbanization of poverty, public policy and drug trafficking.

In 2004, Life Education launched a pilot project in the slums of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. "Casa Do Menor" is in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. About 200 young people receive basic hairdressing training every year. Purpose: To provide a professional perspective for young people who do not have crime or drugs, to make a living for themselves. "Casa Do Menor" is a wonderful opportunity. In the past few years, about 80% of the trainees have finished employment. Learn to live. Education for the future Fortaleza is a refuge for children in a position prone to abuse in northern Brazil. They are street children, there are no families, no social relations. Drugs and prostitution are part of the daily life of children. Fortaleza's lifelong education support program supports young people between the ages of 16 and 21. In the training center, the trainee will be a young professional hairdresser

In the poor city: 40 years on the edge of Rio de Janeiro, Janice Perlman conducted a comprehensive survey on the life of the 1,020 slums of Rio de Janeiro. She tried to re-settle her previous subjects and reconsider. For over four decades, Perlman has returned to the notorious slums of Rio de Janeiro for four generations. She interviewed about 2,500 people, including children and grandchildren of subjects. - The United States is facing a change in poverty. When saying that someone is living in poverty, we tend to think about living on the street, meals at shelters, and the hustle and bustle of using alcohol, medicines, and tobacco they possess. Usually imagine this man as a middle-aged man wearing monotonous clothes and long beard. This explanation may be suitable for the general population who lived in poverty and streets several years ago, but it is no longer a correct summary.

Approximately one quarter of the population of Rio de Janeiro lives in the slum area - the low income urban community in Brazil. Due to overpopulation, poverty and violence girls in these communities are forced to drop out of school. "I like to go to school, I have a lot of friends there, but it is difficult to go when shooting," Rebeca, 16 years old. The police frequently collided with a heavily armed drug trafficking gang near her. On average, residents of Rio were hit by floating bullets every 7 hours. Rebeca's family now supports her football, but this is not always the case. "Football is for men," she recalls. Rebeca joined the team despite being disapproved. Soon she persuaded them to be 'guerilla, warrior' and had the same 'ability' as boys.