Largest favela in Sao Paolo turns 100

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(16 Sep 2021) Hundreds of residents of the sprawling Sao Paulo favela of Paraisopolis gathered on Thursday to celebrate its 100th anniversary with music, games and shows marking the historic day. • One the largest favelas in the city, it was once a dusty scattering of shacks on a hillside at its founding at the beginning of the 20th century. • Now it's a bustling and crowded community of brick and cement homes and buildings boasting services and businesses providing tens of thousands of residents with their daily needs. • Community leaders proudly spoke of the many projects that have been brought to the Paraisopolis community to improve life, including a children's playground, home delivery service, health clinics and schools. • But poverty and crime remain challenges, while non-government organizations and community leaders face a daily list of hurdles to overcome, including dealing with the fallout of the pandemic. • Locals including Gilson Rodrigues and Temoila Veloso each said they were determined to continue the improvements to make life better for everyone in the favela. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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