In the Shadow of the Hill

The "Pacification" of the favela was a political stunt by the government in an effort to prove that Rio was safe for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and the tourists (and their money) that would come with them.

Rio hosting the Olympics was an embarrassment to the country and the world. Over 12 Billion spent on the World Cup and more than 25 Billion spent on the Olympics with virtually nothing spent on the infrastructure that the residents use everyday. Nothing spent on social programs. And the facilities from both events rot away or sit empty.

The events of this documentary are but a grain of sand on the beach of the atrocities perpetrated by the corrupt government on the poor of Brazil and more specifically of Rio de Janeiro. Atrocities that continue to this day.