Today, your host Marcus Taylor describes his experiences inside some of the largest Favelas in South America. Behind the guns and the drugs lies a complex society, woven into a maze of narrow alleys, stacked houses, and endless stairs that wind up Brazil's most iconic mountain valleys. Intergang violence, shootouts with police, and human trafficking are just some of the challenges the people living in these communities face on a daily basis.

Links

Shores of Grace - https://shoresofgrace.com/

Iris Jardim Gramacho - https://irisbrasil.org/localidades/jardim-gramacho/